They told me you could go far Sucking cigarettes and playing golf Stepping over heads Reaping from your friends Eating all the things Being but the best They teach you that it's okay Sinking deals and signing checks Stabbing all your foes Getting to the top Salivating prose Money in your mouth They sell you on the American dream Plotting land and swallowing whole Blood on the grass Blood on the shore Swim or you'll sink Go fast or you'll fall They trick you with the ultimate lie Cashing stocks and feeling sly Starving on the streets Take another loan Eviction on the door Can't work another job They tell you that they care Taking money and lawless affairs Guts on the gavel Begging for help Both sides hate us Where do we run? They inform you they're saving the world Building banks and fighting firms Constructing rooms Raising prices Spit on your face Zone another lot They tell you that it'll all be fine Hiking insulin and drinking wine Live another day Strip another school Invent more plastic And rip another home They told you it's helping us Starting wars and staging coups Bust another nation Assassinate your foes I can't hold this American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt American guilt