[Intro] [count-in: ONE TWO FUCK YOU] [Verse 1] Took my fucking morning Took my fucking day Took my fucking dignity And put it on delay Sat me on the phone for ninety fucking minutes Hold music from a torture chamber, fuck it I can't win it Pressed the fucking buttons that the fucking robot told me Pressed them in the right fucking order, hung up cold and lonely Forms inside of forms inside of forms inside of more Every fucking question that they've asked me once before Every fucking document I've sent them seven times Every fucking signature, every fucking line GONE Lost in the fucking system, lost in the fucking void Lost in the fucking algorithm that they fucking deployed To make sure that I never get a single fucking cent Of the money that I paid in tax for forty fucking years I spent WORKING [Chorus] CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK You fucking parasites, you make a grown man drink CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK You're not a safety net, you're a fucking kitchen sink Full of every shit excuse you've ever fucking made Every "the system's down today" and every "you weren't paid Because the form you filled in May has been re-classified" FUCK YOU CENTERSTINK HOPE YOUR SERVERS FUCKING DIE [Verse 2] Walked into the office, took a fucking number Sat there for three hours like a fucking cucumber Ripening in the fluorescent fucking light Watching all the other poor cunts trying not to fight The clerk who said their paperwork was missing one detail The clerk who said "come back tomorrow" when tomorrow's gonna fail The clerk who isn't trained, the clerk who doesn't care The clerk who's also broken 'cause they work there I don't even blame the clerks, I blame the fucking system The system that was built to make sure no one ever lists 'em As a fucking human being with a fucking life to live A system built to take, a system that won't give A system run by ministers in million-dollar suits Who've never had to choose between the rent and a pair of boots A system built by accountants in a tower far away Who get a bonus every time they take your fucking pay [Chorus] CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK You fucking parasites, you make a grown man drink CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK You're not a safety net, you're a fucking kitchen sink Full of every shit excuse you've ever fucking made Every "the system's down today" and every "you weren't paid Because the form you filled in May has been re-classified" FUCK YOU CENTERSTINK HOPE YOUR SERVERS FUCKING DIE [Bridge] [half-time, vocal drops to a snarl, drums pound on every beat] Robodebt Robodebt Robodebt You killed people with a fucking algorithm You killed people with a fucking spreadsheet You killed people and you said "oops, our mistake" You killed people and the ministers kept their fucking jobs You killed people And nobody went to fucking jail Nobody Went To Fucking JAIL [Final Chorus] [full speed, faster than before, everything in the red] CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK YOU FUCKING PARASITES, YOU MAKE A GROWN MAN DRINK CENTERSTINK CENTERSTINK YOU'RE NOT A SAFETY NET, YOU'RE A FUCKING KITCHEN SINK FULL OF EVERY SHIT EXCUSE YOU'VE EVER FUCKING MADE EVERY "THE SYSTEM'S DOWN TODAY" AND EVERY "YOU WEREN'T PAID" FUCK YOU CENTERSTINK FUCK YOU CENTERSTINK FUCK YOU CENTERSTINK HOPE YOUR SERVERS FUCKING DIE [Outro] [everything stops dead. one voice, exhausted, almost spoken] ...I just wanted what I paid for... ...that's all I ever wanted... [one final crash, silence]
