The Great Depression

Hello consumer I know you're there So let me sing you this new dose of lies we've carefully prepared Hello consumer Just close your eyes And listen close enough and this song might just save your fucking life We live in the Great Depression This is how we sell our lies I'm the poet and the problem I'm the blade and I'm the stitch We tell you it's okay to die To stop you giving in I'm the poet and the problem I'm the sickness and the cure We tell you what you wanna hear 'Cause we're so insecure ('Cause we're so insecure) You think you know me When I feel down Another song's another reason I'll just Leave you here to drown Call me dishonest Call me a fraud But you've been saying that for years and that's what Got us where we are We live in the Great Depression This is how we sell our lies I'm the poet and the problem I'm the blade and I'm the stitch We tell you it's okay to die To stop you giving in I'm the poet and the problem I'm the sickness and the cure We tell you what you wanna hear 'Cause we're so insecure 'Cause we're so insecure Hello consumer Just close your eyes And listen close enough and this song might just save your fucking life (We live in the Great Depression) (This is how we sell our lies...) I'm the poet and the problem I'm the blade and I'm the stitch We tell you it's okay to die 'Cause we don't give a shit I'm the poet and the problem I'm the sickness and the cure We tell you what you wanna hear 'Cause we're so insecure ('Cause we're so insecure) You think you know me