We build empires of storage units
to hold our unnecessary stuff
a fortress of moth-eaten memories,
guarded with whimsical boundaries
a providence for buying things
we crave, but really do not need
the materials to which we cling,
that we think will bring happiness

Generations addicted to television,
and other mind-numbing distractions,
keep us focused on brainwashing remedies
to pessimistically veto individuality
Acquire our thoughts and mindsets from celebrities,
or preachers, politicians, and quacks
whose regimes we follow religiously
to avoid the stress of formulating our own thoughts

Today it’s hip to be cynical
assume the worst, right from the start
Pass judgments on things we know nothing about,
or have obtained only first impressions.
People are easy to consume and discard,
the result of McDonaldization.
Nearly nothing in this world’s sacred anymore
just gets used, thrown away, fully wasted!

Important is only the future,
and achieving a lucrative job
Start planning your life back in middle school,
choose your way of reaching the money
Strive for deadlines, paydays, and release dates,
and simply tolerate the present
It all won’t come fast enough, so just rush through your life.
If you’re bored, just watch more TV!

The soul has rather little power anymore.
Our dictators are our own bodies.
Our physical assets define who we are
especially if we’re fat, or ugly
Our skin pigment’s especially vital as well
skin tone apparently defines personality!
Let’s get skeptical if someone’s not beautiful
actions discredited by their own bodies.

Nothing’s enough – everything’s never enough!
Greed has manifested gratitude
The paradigm’s stuck on the external things,
and thinking of oneself as most important
Shallow’s the fashion, self-obsession the fad,
and everything seems quite hopeless
But if we first work on rearranging ourselves,
and directly start fighting the Feed,
we’ll have more individual unity,
all without committing mutiny
We could achieve a state influenced by love,
and peacefully destroy this empire!