An axe to grind became rise and grind
The American Dream is yours to find
A fantasy McGuffin, never mind the dick sucking
Don’t like boot polish? Keep on trucking
Rock and roll used to stick it to the man
Now it’s all about money, get as much as you can
Authenticity is now a pejorative
A roof above, you can’t afford it
Unless you beat the algorithm like it owes you dough
Pay thousands for the secret, but nobody really knows
Either way you got yourself a bullwhip master
Lashes will make you work harder and faster
Can’t flip the bird without their approval
Your art is digital, ready for mass removal
Corporate masters wrote your lyrics for you
Sing them word for word or sponsors ignore you
Soldiers and hard work! Soldiers and hard work!
Never mind creativity and all of your quirks
Soldiers and hard work! Soldiers and hard work!
Say it loud and proud while bikini dancers twerk
Soldiers and hard work! Soldiers and hard work!
Brought to you by Monster and Paramount Network
Soldiers and hard work! Soldiers and hard work!
Buy it, believe it, love it, or leave it
Love it, love it, love it
Love it, love it, love it
Repeat the mantra one million times
And now it’s forever a part of your mind
Now we’re going pop, the party doesn’t stop
Except for the guitarist who parties the hardest
Take a pay cut or get tossed out the window
Like a pot of piss, an appropriate symbol
Squeeze you dry like we’re making lemonade
We can always use a robot to get our product made
Strum your guitar and bang on your drums
Slap the bass with your blistering thumbs
Scream the lyrics like you’re in agony
Like you’re blitzed and losing your center of gravity
Another shakedown and you start to break down
Who’s next in line to get peanuts for time?
Make more babies to feed the industry
Freezing her eggs? You got to be kidding me
Everybody stays home, all bosses are jerks
Couldn’t bother to care about soldiers and hard work
