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A nation sleeps
Another stays hungry and doesn't dare to dream
The success we seek
Trickles down to a gutter where the prison bars meet
Foundations weak
Add more stress to the cracks in the balance sheet
But please don't speak
The earth is a product, save the receipt

We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep
We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep

In a society (In a society)
That abolishes all things (That abolishes all things)
To abolish society (To abolish society)
Is the only thing

We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep
We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep

Those who make
Freedom halfway
Are those who dig
Their own graves

Those who make
Freedom halfway
Are those who dig
Their own graves

We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep
We are cultured
Commute, work
Commute, sleep

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mellow_harsher On Jan 17, 2020

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