I can't even think about what they want to give me again
I don't want to know at all, have to swallow every bite
Damn it! I don't want it, but they never let me down
How the wind blows is more than obvious
However you make your bed, you must lie in it, wrong or right
They take you for a fool and you take it at face value
Illusion or reality, they dictate your wishes
Whether you like it or not, they dictate your wishes!
All these lovely gifts, super-cheap, all lies
The whole lovely illusion, all in all, all lies
Everywhere and again and again, the latest craze, all lies
And yet you still fall for it
And you take part in it
And it goes on and on
You become poor and they are rich
And everyone knows that everything has its price
Time is short, time is running out
You believe every lie, surround yourself with scammers
You take your interests from their false pusses1
And that has its price, in for a penny, in for a pound2
They demand the herd instinct, loyalty and obedience
Zugzwang, make you blindly do what they want you to
For whoever howls with wolves gets up with hyenas
Whoever looks in the mirror also looks out so
And it goes on and on
You become poor and they are rich
And everyone knows that everything has its price
And it goes on and on
You become poor and they are rich
And everyone knows that everything has its price
1. Slang for "face" or "mouth". "Mug" is an alternative.2. Or the other idiom "cling together, swing together"