# PERFECT LITTLE WORLD [Intro – distorted broadcast voice, eerie two-note loop] Good morning, everybody! Congratulations! You're alive! For now. [Beat Drop – crunchy drums, distorted bass] [Verse 1 – dry conversational rap, tight rhythmic flow, sarcastic emphasis] New day, new disease New rules, new fees Fresh air ain't free Put a meter on the breeze Smart house, smart phone Smart bomb, smart drone Everybody got a voice Nobody got a backbone I got a robot writing poems For a kid who cannot read Got a billionaire explaining Why the poor don't wanna eat Got a preacher selling heaven Got a scientist selling sleep Got a politician kissing babies With a camera in his teeth [Flow Switch – controlled double-time, precise internal rhymes, no shouting] Got a million little cameras And a billion little scammers Everybody waving flags For a manufactured banner Everybody wants a savior Everybody wants an answer While the people making problems Get rewarded for the damage [Beat Cut – dry deadpan vocal] Don't worry. It's for your protection. [Chorus – blunt rhythmic chant, rough vocal doubles, controlled aggression] EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYTHING'S FINE! GOT A CAMERA IN MY BED AND A CHIP INSIDE MY MIND! EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYBODY SMILE! WE'RE ALL GONNA LIVE FOREVER FOR A LIMITED TIME! [Post-Chorus – clipped sarcastic ad-libs] Smile! Smile! Get back in line! [Instrumental – warped two-note sample, bass and drums] [Verse 2 – bouncy conversational rap, mocking inflections] Plastic food, plastic face Plastic people, plastic place Put a camera in the crib Tell the baby it's for safety Sell the fear, sell the cure Sell the lock, then sell the door Tell the poor to work some more Tell the rich they deserve more I got twelve different passwords Just to prove that I exist Got a phone that knows my heartbeat And a doctor on a list Got a thousand fucking problems And a hundred ways to cope Got a motivational speaker Selling branded little ropes [Beat Cut – sarcastic deadpan] You can finance those, by the way. [Flow Switch – controlled rapid-fire cadence, crisp consonants, no yelling] Got a brand-new application For a manufactured crisis Got a thousand corporations Trying hard to sell me prices Got a little medication For my lack of motivation Got a twenty-dollar monthly Subscription to salvation Everybody's getting smarter Everybody's getting dumber Everybody's getting richer Except the people going under [Chorus – same rhythmic hook, slightly rougher doubles] EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYTHING'S FINE! GOT A CAMERA IN MY BED AND A CHIP INSIDE MY MIND! EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYBODY SMILE! WE'RE ALL GONNA LIVE FOREVER FOR A LIMITED TIME! [Post-Chorus – dry rhythmic repetition] Smile! Smile! Get back in line! [Bridge – bass loop alone, exhausted conversational vocal] I remember being little Playing outside in the rain Now the playground's got a camera And the swings are advertised There's a price upon the water There's a price upon the sky And the people selling futures Never tell you who decides [Beat Returns – dirty bass and drums, increasing tension] [Final Verse – tight angry rap, restrained volume, biting delivery] They'll sell you back your childhood They'll sell you back your name They'll sell you something broken Then they'll charge you for the change Got a thousand ways to watch us Got a thousand ways to lie Got a million fucking reasons Why the future's looking bright! [Flow Switch – sharp rhythmic bursts, short pauses] Sign here! Stand there! Don't think! Don't care! Buy hope! Sell fear! New world! Same year! Big smile! Dead eyes! Good news! More lies! [Beat Cut – complete silence] Everything's fine. [Final Chorus – rough doubled rap vocals, forceful but controlled] EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYTHING'S FINE! GOT A CAMERA IN MY BED AND A CHIP INSIDE MY MIND! EVERYTHING'S GREAT! EVERYBODY SMILE! WE'RE ALL GONNA LIVE FOREVER FOR A LIMITED TIME! [Outro – distorted broadcast voice, drums disappear] Thank you for your cooperation. Your free trial of freedom has expired. [Digital glitch] Please rate your experience. [Hard Cut]
