pause. play. rewind. stop.

pause. play. rewind.
can life stop at the drop of a dime?
let me see. ready? steady. drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
drop.
(cling!).
exhale. inhale. exhale. inhale.
are we all still here? let me look around.
vacant faces and placid bodies
all in a mutant line - singing softly
the anthem of our tainted nation,
where love is buried in a bowl of condoms
and the only way you'll get it is if you have the "perfect bod" --
pause. play. rewind.

are they aware? their faces lake compassion.
killing, hurting, laughing, manipulating --
cover it all with your blanket of lies.

lay in your bed and shiver and shake.
here you are, Princess, the life you ordered from Ebay,
comoplete with hatred and lies, and as a special bonus -
i threw in something mind-blowing, just for you.
it beats and it pulses and it ------------flatline---------
pause. play. rewind.

here you are, Princess. the heart you have has stopped.
the mutant lines are part of you now
look blank. breathe quietly. speak to none.
sing our anthem, our tained anthem.
Princess, this is what you've always wanted.
Princes -- you are one of us.
pause. play. rewind. stop.