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Artist: Lagwagon
Canonical path: /lagwagon/the-cog-in-the-machine
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The Cog In The Machine
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The Cog In The Machine
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Terrorized by threat of size the cog in the machine
He settles for the crooked line
Their pandering to the small points, abortion, guns and creed
Our polar voices by headlines
The common marks unite
But force the giant's hand
Cripple its demand
David and goliath
Sanction appetite
Let the fuel run dry
It needs you to survive
Citizens too sensitive to face the urgency
They settle for fight, flight or freeze
Senses weary, hopeless meat, their children have to eat
The smallest monsters to defeat
Paralyzed by need
But force the giant's hand
Cripple its demand
David and goliath
Sanction appetite
Let the fuel run dry
They need you to survive
Wide-eyed
Infected dna
Injected into cells
Holding its host alive
They only strive for wealth
He thought he had to save the world
He only had to stop destroying it
He only had to stop
Waiving his rights
Supporting the stream
Of trickle down lies
The cog in the machine
The fundamental gene
They need it to survive
Wide-eyed
Infected dna
Injected into cells
Holding its host alive
They only strive for wealth
Pigs
We only strive for wealth
We only strive for wealth
The cog in the machine
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