Ad Astra - Paycheck

I am the one that shows the way out of the grey
Just hear the tunes and join this beautiful decay
I am the one that gives the goal but when you fall
I’m not the one to blame cause you have made the call

I’m here to exploit your shortcomings and hide
No big deal as you’ll never see beyond your pride
I smell, look and sound the same as you do
Like cracks on a window, I’m part of the view

I’ll teach you hatred, hypocrisy and greed
You all just diligently put me on the lead
There was another way, there was another time
when you could have served your life, but now you all serve mine

welcome to my pit I dug to mock your faith
a pool where morality’s like a fish caught on a bait
Nothing’s compulsory like reading at the school
And it’s your fault if you forget that the book was just a tool

To open gates and show the diverse roads ahead
you still chose the one leading to me instead
By turning on the box and turning off your mind
so that’s how on your pitiful ignorance I thrive

My shade lurks there whenever you turn around
I’ll feed you words my teeth have ground (and spat)

I’ll feed and I won’t feel regret
As long as I get my fat paycheck