Kansas - Mainstream (2011 Remaster)

Overkill have you had your fill
Come to expect it
Off the wall too short or too tall
System rejects it
Lost the handle what's it all been for
Tired of trying seeing so much more
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
If you stay within the tried and true
You'll remain among the chosen few
Survive another year
The market is dead accounts in the red
Media saturation
We're deep in a rut the arteries cut
Sensory deprivation
Really loved it didn't earn a cent
No one's buying your experiment
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
For the masses in Consumerland
Give 'em everything that they demand
Survive another year
Corporate mold packaged and sold 16 to 30
Jobbers and racks they're movin' in stacks
Tactics are dirty
We're in business what else is it for
Profit motive welcome to the war
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
Just be careful not to rearrange
And don't let 'em catch you getting strange
Survive another year
Overkill have you had your fill
Come to expect it
Off the wall too short or too tall
System rejects it
Lost the handle what's it all been for
Tired of trying seeing so much more
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
If you stay within the tried and true
You'll remain among the chosen few
Survive another year
The market is dead accounts in the red
Media saturation
We're deep in a rut the arteries cut
Sensory deprivation
Really loved it didn't earn a cent
No one's buying your experiment
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
For the masses in Consumerland
Give 'em everything that they demand
Survive another year
Corporate mold packaged and sold 16 to 30
Jobbers and racks they're movin' in stacks
Tactics are dirty
We're in business what else is it for
Profit motive welcome to the war
It's so predictable and everybody judges
by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line
and chart 'em higher higher higher
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be
alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream are we moving too far away
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay
The centerline is status quo it's
Mainstream
Just be careful not to rearrange
And don't let 'em catch you getting strange
Survive another year

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