I’M PREPARED TO KEEP UP I DON’T WANNA BE LEFT BEHIND. CONSUME, BUY WHAT I DON’T HAVE IGNORE THE WORLD AND SHIT WITHOUT A PRICE TAG. WHEN DID FOUR FLAT SCREEN TV’S BECOME A NECESSITY? YOU HAVE WINDOWS BIG ENOUGH TO SEE HOW EMPTY A LIFE YOU REALLY LEAD.
SINCE THIS NEW WAVE OF HABITS BEGAN THEY MANAGE TO SELL US THE SAME PRODUCTS OVER AGAIN. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO FEEL COMPLETE AND IT’S BEING ENDORSED BY A CELEBRITY? WHICH OF MY LUXURIES IS NOW OBSOLETE? CAN I THROW IT AWAY OR SELL IT ON EBAY, AND PERPETUATE MY COMPULSION TO OBTAIN MORE STUFF WHILE THE COMMERCIALS TELL ME I STILL DON’T HAVE ENOUGH!
BE AFRAID TO BE YOU AND DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS. AN HDTV GIVES A DETAILED WAY TO IGNORE THE WAVE OF TRAGEDIES. BLINDED BY OUR LANGUAGE CULTURE AND VIEWS WITH A FOCUS ON THINGS THAT I’LL NEVER USE. ME,ME,ME. I’LL BUY, BUY, BUY WITH NOTHING TO SHOW UNTIL I FUCKING DIE.
I KNOW I NEED MONEY I NEED IT TO LIVE AND I WONT BE CAUGHT IN YOUR GAME TO SPEND OR SUBMIT TO ONE MORE THAN ONE BRAND REACHING FOR MY BREAD AND BUTTER WHAT DO TAKE ME FOR, A FUCKING SUCKER?! BOMBARDED WITH ADS FOR YOUR LATEST WATER BOTTLE I’D RATHER SPEND MY MONEY ON A PRETTY FLOWER. PUNCH THIS BURNING DOLLAR THROUGH YOUR FACE SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO FREE THE HUMAN RACE.
WE’RE TRAPPED IN A CONSUMERS HELL, WITH AN INCESSANT NEED TO BUY AND SELL. WE’RE TRAPPED IN A CONSUMERS HELL, LET’S BREAKDOWN THE WALLS OF THIS SYNTHETIC CELL.
THE THRASH THAT’S LEFT BEHIND FROM THE USELESS SHIT THAT YOU BUY IS SOON TO PILE UP TO THE SKY IT INFECTS OUR STREETS AND CONTINUES TO INFECT YOU AND ME. THIS DISEASE TO CONSUME BEATS AT MY BRAIN IT’S A REAL SHAME WE LIVE THIS WAY PURCHASE TO WASTE IT’S THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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