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[Silence]
\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Bouncy Bass, Clean Electric Guitar, Tight Drums, Playful Organ, Vintage Synth Stabs]
\n[Spoken Vocal]
\nMass…<\/p>\n

Consumption…<\/p>\n

Buy…<\/p>\n

Buy…<\/p>\n

(Maybe it’s time to say goodbye?)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nMass
\n(Consumption)
\nBye buy
\nPass
\n(Resumption)
\nBye buy<\/p>\n

Sigh…
\nYou know…
\n(You’ve gotta go)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWalk into the store
\nSee a little more
\nSomething catches your eye
\nAnother reason why<\/p>\n

Got to have it now
\nDon’t ask yourself how
\nFill the cart and pay
\nThen toss it all away<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nWant it!
\n(Buy it!)
\nNeed it!
\n(Do I?)<\/p>\n

More!
\n(Give me more!)
\nStop!
\n(What’s it for?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nBye buy
\n(Bye buy)
\nWave it goodbye
\n(Bye buy)<\/p>\n

Mass consumption
\n(Moving fast)
\nFeeds the habit
\n(Does it last?)<\/p>\n

Buy buy
\n(Bye buy)
\nAnother thing goes by
\n(Bye buy)<\/p>\n

Less can be more
\n(That’s the score)
\nLeave a little
\n(For the future)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nA bargain isn’t free
\nWhen the cost is hard to see
\nFrom the factory to the shelf
\nFrom the shelf to someone else<\/p>\n

Resources leave the ground
\nThen they travel all around
\nEnergy goes into the chain
\nThen the leftovers remain<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Funky Blues-Rock, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Organ Chops, Synth Accents]<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nPass!
\n(Resumption!)<\/p>\n

Pass on!
\n(The temptation!)<\/p>\n

Use what you’ve got
\n(Use it again)<\/p>\n

Fix it!
\n(Repair!)<\/p>\n

Share it!
\n(Be fair!)<\/p>\n

Want less
\n(Need less)
\nWaste less
\n(Live more)
\n… for sure!<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\n[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Soft Piano]
\nSigh…<\/p>\n

You know…<\/p>\n

You’ve gotta go…<\/p>\n

Away from the habit.<\/p>\n

(How ’bout it)<\/p>\n

[Rap Vocal Break]
\nBuy buy
\nClick click
\nSwipe swipe
\nAdd it to the cart real quick<\/p>\n

New new
\nMore more
\nWhat was the old one for?<\/p>\n

Make it
\nShip it
\nWrap it
\nFlip it<\/p>\n

Use it once
\nThen forget it<\/p>\n

Mass consumption
\nRunning the show
\nBut we can slow it
\nWe can say no<\/p>\n

Bye buy
\n(Bye buy)
\nThat’s the move
\n(That’s the groove)<\/p>\n

Choose what matters
\nChange the rules
\n(Fools!)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nMass
\n(Consumption)
\nBye buy
\nPass
\n(Resumption)
\nBye buy<\/p>\n

Sigh…
\nYou know…
\n(You’ve gotta go)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nBye buy
\n(Bye buy)
\nWave it goodbye
\n(Bye buy)<\/p>\n

Mass consumption
\n(Out of control)
\nLess consumption
\n(Set the goal)<\/p>\n

Buy buy
\n(Bye buy)
\nLet the old habit die
\n(Bye buy)<\/p>\n

Use what you have
\n(Repair and share)
\nNeed a little
\n(Leave some there)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Funk Bass, Light Drums, Organ, Warm Synth Fade]
\nBye…<\/p>\n

Buy…<\/p>\n

Bye buy…<\/p>\n

Sigh…<\/p>\n

You know…<\/p>\n

You’ve gotta go.<\/p>\n

[Spoken, fading]
\nBye buy.<\/p>\n

From the album “Demand Destruction<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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