[INTRO — male folk spoken/sung softly)] Criminals [VERSE 1 — male folk echo whispered spoken, breathy] (Verse 1) Shake your hand with a Cheshire grin Sell you a promise, pocket the win Talk in circles, dodge and weave Confidence man, born to deceive [softly spoken angelic words] Hmmmm live it up, criminals [HOOK — HOOK — powerful male belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] You're a puppet on a silver string The bankers pull and you dance and sing Bought and sold before you spoke a word You've never worked for us — you frick'n nerd. (Verse 2) Take a cut before it's yours Tax on tax through revolving doors Fly for free while we pay the toll Your pension's fat while the rest go cold [softly spoken angelic words] Hmmmm live it up, criminals [HOOK — HOOK — powerful male belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] You're a puppet on a silver string The bankers pull and you dance and sing Bought and sold before you spoke a word You've never worked for us — you frick'n nerd. (Verse 3) World's on fire, you're lining pockets Words like rain from a busted faucet Suits and smiles, hollow eyes Building castles out of lies (Guitar solo — slide, wailing, extended) [HOOK — HOOK — powerful male belt vocal, wide vocal range, big dynamic lift on chorus, anthemic, open-throated, full-voiced, chest voice power] You're a puppet on a silver string The bankers pull and you dance and sing Bought and sold before you spoke a word You've never worked for us — you frick'n nerd. (HOOK - repeat, gang vocals) (Outro) Cheshire grin... (fading out..) That's the sound of a system built on lies [softly spoken angelic words] Hmmmm live it up, criminals (spoken words) Why aren't they in jail?
