[Intro]
[boots stomping in unison]
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[Verse 1]
Welcome
Citizen
Clock in your smile
Sign here in blood
Line up your dreams
We’ll mill them into something useful
Grey coats
Gold teeth
Everyone promoted to prophet today
Raise your manuals
Recite the safety prayer together
[Chorus]
Hail to the grinning gods
All hail efficiency
Hands in the holy grease
Knees on the factory floor
Praise to the grinning gods
Blessed be productivity
We sing the sacred phrase
“Just a little faster”
[Verse 2]
Do not be alarmed
The smoke is part of the ceremony
Do not be afraid
The siren is our national anthem
Take this numbered mask
It fits the shape of your obedience
Repeat after me
“I am absolutely replaceable” (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Hail to the grinning gods
All hail efficiency
Hands in the holy grease
Knees on the factory floor
Praise to the grinning gods
Blessed be productivity
We sing the sacred phrase
“Just a little faster”
[Bridge]
[drums pounding like a march]
One more shift
One more prayer
One more joke
At our own expense
If you feel tired
Consult the handbook
If you feel angry
Consult the handbook
If you feel nothing
Congratulations
You’re cured
[Chorus]
Hail to the grinning gods
All hail efficiency
Hands in the holy grease
Knees on the factory floor
Praise to the grinning gods
Blessed be productivity
We sing the sacred phrase
“Just a little faster
Just a little faster
Just a little—”
[Outro]
[machines drone
Voices fade to a whisper]
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“Thank you for your loyalty”