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I stare out the window as I let the phone ring...

I keep my voice low as I quietly sing...

I swear, I'm so sick of that sound, that email ping...

Because when I read them, there is no substance, they don't mean a thing...

Blah, blah, this and that... yeah, yeah, I don't give a crap...

Oops, sorry... let me put on my happy face! It's time to engage in the rat race!

Sometimes, I question my brain... and wonder if I'm actually sane...

But at the end of the day... I'd still rather be me... then live like an NPC...

Beep...!

Bop...!

Work...!

Stop...!

Brain...!

Rot...!

Corporations, politicians, and their countless contradictions...

do I really need to list them... yeah, all I ever wanted was to learn how to play the system...

No, I'm not ashamed of the mental games I play... why would I feel bad for playing them so I get my way... I can see the corruption, so I don't care what the powerful say...

they don't care for you, nor do they care for me... so why would I care for them when I'm smart enough to use them and live free...

Oops, sorry... let me put on my happy face! It's time to engage in the rat race!

Sometimes, I question my brain... and wonder if I'm actually sane...

But at the end of the day... I'd still rather be me... then live like an NPC...

Beep...!

Bop...!

Work...!

Stop...!

Brain...!

Rot...!

Oh, hey... I hope your day was nice...

Hey, yeah...

Just another day in paradise...?

I hear you. Another day... another dollar...

Yeah... but you know... I can't breathe in this collar...

What are we doing...

No, I won't put on my happy face! I don't want to be part of this rat race!

Sometimes, I question my brain... and wonder if I'm actually sane...

But at the end of the day... I'd still rather be me... then live like an NPC...

Beep...!

Bop...!

Work...!

Stop...!

Brain...!

Rot...!