Escapitalism

from Extinction by Driftknot

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lyrics

There’s gotta be more

There’s got to be more
Because we need more
To feed the hunger
That we got
Because we want more
And cause we need more
Of the things
That we already got
Drowning the quiet
Trying to hide it
Afraid to look at
what’s wrong inside

It’s what we’re told
Every day
Open your mouth
And stuff it in
Cranking the Earth
Over the flames
Until the taste is
All burnt away
Eating it up
Every scrap
Down on our knees we
keep coming back
With what remains
We melt it down
Building our very own
Personal crowns
And for a moment
We can forget
Lost in the rush of
All our new shit
From glowing screens
To the front door
This plastic joy has
Us on all fours

Nothing is a sin if it’s in the name of

We want the stuff
That makes us feel good
Don’t preach to us now
About the real world
When this one breaks or
Goes out of style
Just to throw it out
And buy another one
Cause we don’t care
about the cost
To your future
It won’t be ours
Cause Frankly we
Won’t be around
So while we’re at it
We’ll take another one
This retail therapy
is our sobriety
From the reality
Of this insanity
We’re building machines
Generate smokescreens
To put our hands on the throat of the world
And then we squeeze

We’re pushing forward
Uncompromised
On the things it takes to satisfy
We’re Unchecked
We’re Unrestrained
We’re unashamed
And we won’t be blamed
We need more
We need more
We need to take and take and take and take
Until there’s no more

We’re Working hard
Everyday
Winning the prizes that
Take us away
From all the pain
And all the shame
Under the weight of
Material gains
Speeding Towards
The promised land
Of the fulfillment
That we demand
Granting us access
To the prescribed
Euphoria
That was advertised

credits

from Extinction, track released January 7, 2022
Written, arranged, programmed, performed, and mixed by Chris Burgess
Produced by Chris Burgess and Chelsey Shuder
Drums performed by Rob Pearsall on Petro-Rights and Fire (Reprise)
Additional Synth Programming by Kazuma Jinnouchi on Glut Co
Mastering by John Paterno
Cover Art by Chelsey Shuder
Lettering and Logo Design by Jovietajane Creative Studios

Special thanks to John Paterno, Mix-Therapy, Carlye Nyte, Andrew Nyte, Damian Kastbauer, Todd Davies, Juan Uribe, and Luca Fusi.

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