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lyrics

I think I know, therefore I am
Therefore I fail to understand
A recreational demand
I guess the joke's on me again

Show me an empty table
And an open mind
To deconstruct this label
Could I hope to find
A thought I ever could consider mine?

Everything I need to know I learn from drugs and television
Retro-active, reasons passive, shelved and sold with such precision
Creative juices squeezed, extracted
Preservatives selected, crafted
Pasteurized, sincerely packaged
Consumer satisfaction granted

My only purpose to inspire
The mooks and midriffs, thieves and liars
A preordained selfless desire
A brand new feedback loop required

Are we so fucking worthless
Or under such a spell
It takes a proof of purchase
To define ourselves

See and hear the laughing faces, cigarette smoke something sacred
Drunken state of self-importance, automated in accordance
Regurgitating their excesses
Opinionated and regressive
Patented and self-expressive
The irony goes undetected

So interested in what your insecurities crave
In order to better ourselves
A penny earned is from the dollar that keeps them enslaved
Which they misuse to express themselves

I do know I'm not the only one
To share the wealth and to extort
I do know I'm not the only one
To sell myself so very short

Are you ready to rock?
Freak out like a Frank Zappa riff
Pull out your crucifix
Put it up against your lips
And please make sure to tip
Your waitress

Give it two or three years
Everything will be dated
These sensational trends
Will have quietly faded
The paradigm's shifted
The familiar formal
Everything that was shocking
Now seems mundane and normal
There's a new brand of retro
To be rediscovered
While the old becomes vintage
The young copy others
When the damage is done
I finally understand
Incomprehensibly numb
But I don't know what I am

And that's what every generation has to say
About the way we view ourselves
The middle finger they continue to proudly display
To the world and to themselves

I do know I'm not the only one
To share the wealth and to extort
I do know I'm not the only one
To sell myself so very short

Batteries not included…peace of mind sold separately

© 2004 Walter Campbell/NVS Music, all rights reserved.

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from Silicon Valley Modern Suicide, released November 3, 2005

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NVS San Jose, California

Started in 1999, NVS is a high-energy band from San Jose, CA blending various influences to create music and lyrics encouraging thought and feeling while embodying the best aspects of late '80s/early '90s alternative rock.

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