The Great Distraction
by Josef Krebs

You’re taught at home
You’re taught in school
You’re taught in life
You’re taught on television
You’re taught by your friends
You’re taught by your lovers
You’re taught by your enemies
The stick and the carrot
The stick and the carrot
To succeed to succeed to succeed
You’re taught by your internet
You’re taught by your advertising
You must have this you must have that
Or you will fail or you will fail
And there will be consequence
And there will be consequence
Such terrible consequence
And nobody will want you
And nobody will need you
And nobody will love you
No nobody will love you
The stick and the carrot
The stick and the carrot
And they’ll lock you up
Sure they’ll lock you up
When you fail to do
What you’re supposed to do
You’ll end up homeless
You’ll end up homeless
Or in the nuthouse
Yes in the nut house
Because nobody’ll want you
No nobody’ll want you
So you need some insurance
Better buy that insurance
By getting a job
Yes getting a job
So you can purchase those things
Yes purchase those things
Better buy those things
For then you’ll have everything
Then you’ll have everything
That’ll make you happy
That’ll make you happy
And make them want you
And make them admire you
Even envy you
Even envy you
So take that job
And answer your emails
And get on that internet
And buy buy buy
And buy buy buy
And buy buy buy
And bye bye bye
And bye bye bye
Bye bye
You die


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