Corporate Hymn

Track 3 from "The Machine"

[Verse 1]

Gather 'round the altar made of steel and glass

Bow your heads in reverence as the profits pass

Sacred are the numbers that dance upon the screen

Holy is the dollar, blessed be the machine

[Verse 2]

Preach the gospel of eternal growth

While the congregation swears the oath

"Maximum returns at minimum cost"

Count the gains but never count what's lost

[Chorus]

Sing the corporate hymn

Let the worship begin

Gold and silver, power divine

Get in formation, fall in line

Sing the corporate hymn

Let the ritual begin

[Verse 3]

Sacrifice your weekends on the burning pyre

Feed your dreams into the sacred fire

Promotions are salvation for the chosen few

While the rest keep tithing all their whole lives through

[Chorus]

Sing the corporate hymn

Let the madness begin

Gold and silver, fool's divine

Break formation, cross the line

Sing your own song now

Let your conscience win

[Bridge]

"And lo, the market did rise

And the shareholders rejoiced

For their portfolios were blessed

With abundance beyond measure

While the workers gave thanks

For their meagre wages

And praised the invisible hand

That feeds them scraps"

[Final Chorus]

Sing the corporate hymn

Let the madness begin

Gold and silver, fool's divine

Break formation, cross the line

Sing your own song now

Let your conscience win