LYRICS
THE FAST LANE
(written 1994/2000/2005/recorded 2005-2006/revised 2007)
(quotes taken from interviews with Robert Monks, Milton Friedman, Ray Anderson, Richard Grossman, Lucy Hughes, Samuel Epstein, Noam Chomsky, and Mark Barry as appearing in the movie "The Corporation" by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan)
look out, you fall behind
and you'll never catch up again
you are the folks that ponder all
those are the folks that i disdain
you suffer, you suffer from
a future shock disease
while i can feel the sunlight's flare
and that's the day i got to seize
stand back, 'cause here i come
so put the croakers all away
see, i have built these factories
and i have worked all night and day
you suffer, you suffer from
a listlessness disease
don't ever dare to criticize
just kiss my ass, boy, on your knees
see, i'm always on the fast lane
i'll never meditate a moment
i'm rushing through again and again
until you all just see the back of me
until you all just see the back of me
“watch these plants become extinct
the press release will be succinct
when we're walking down the aisle
will it be worth our children's while
some will ascend, believe the fakes
to come across and make the same mistakes
watch the species dying out
infertile ambient chokes the sprout
there's no way out, there's no resort
it's all pecuniary reward
no single person is the cause
no single person makes the system pause
amongst the weak parts in us all
you'll find bad weeds, bad weeds are growing tall
the spirit's willing, flesh is weak
find all consumer products that you seek
my neighbour bought a bigger car
then i must show him who we are
i'll buy a jeep big as a house
and even more to show this louse
just how much fuel we can consume
our life gets nice, our standards rise
the pressure to consume takes sacrifice
with all these gadgets underprized
environmental costs externalized
i never cared for foreign trees
i just did love these spending sprees
looked at those figures made of wood
they did look nice and so they should
just for a week and off with it“
shut up, you talk too much
and try pervert the facts on hand
i add new jobs, i pay you off,
and all my firm's in great demand
you suffer, you suffer from
a fickleness disease
you want to live in luxury
and at the same time save the trees
see, i'm always on the fast lane
i'll never meditate a moment
i'm rushing through again and again
until you all just see the back of me
until you all just see the back of me
crude boy, you'd better go
and shop to boost economy
i guess your life-time value, son,
is needed by the industry
you suffer, you suffer from
a pretentiousness disease
forget your wicked train of thoughts
just spend some cash and live at ease
see, i'm always on the fast lane
i'll never meditate a moment
i'm rushing through again and again
until you all just see the back of me
until you all just see the back of me
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