A Zero-Sum Game

Out of the chaos

An order will come

Clear green water

Will separate from the scum

Now the virtues of the weak are obsolete

And cast away

Don’t be naïve now baby

It’s a zero-sum game you’d better learn to play

‘Cause everybody wants a slice of the cake

Oh, but I own the oven in which it was baked

I own all the bakers and all the flour

I’ve got my finger on the trip switch to all of the power

So, when you get up to the front of the line

Just take your goddamn crumbs and remember to smile

Just take your goddamn crumbs and remember to smile

Out of the vacuum

No sound will emerge

We’ll do away with polemics

And all their fatuous words

For the virtues of debate have been outweighed

It’s a thing of the past

So, give us all a break now baby

If I wanted your opinion, I’d have thought to ask

‘Because everybody thinks that their shit don’t smell

That all their friends go to heaven and their foes to hell

And everybody thinks they’re gonna change the world

With a reusable cup and a teenage girl

So good luck with your pyramid scheme

Just keep your eyes on the prize don’t look away from the screen

Just keep your eyes on the prize don’t look away from the screen

Oh ‘cause everybody thinks they’re gonna bake the cake

But I’ve got the recipe the rest are fake

I’ve got all the bakers working round the clock

And I pay ‘em by the hour so they’re too scared to stop

So, when you get up to the front of the line

Just take your goddamn crumbs and remember to smile

Just take your goddamn crumbs and remember to smile