[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Driving Bass, Funk Guitar Chops, Organ Swell, Snare March]
[Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal]
Round and round
(Around the board)
Round and round
(Without reward)
[Verse 1]
We built the roads
We named the game
We stacked the rules
To spread the blame
We passed the buck
We sold the lie
Then wondered why
The numbers died
[Pre-Chorus]
Roll the dice
Advance too far
Build a tower
Then crash the car
[Chorus]
Are we where man can?
(Then, again)
Don’t you know
(Do not pass Go)
The crowd hollers:
(Do not collect 200 dollars!)
Are we where man can?
(Or where man can’t?)
The crowd hollers:
(You lost your chance!)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Driving Bass, Organ Stabs, Drum Fills]
[Verse 2]
They bought the railroad
Sold the land
They built the jail
With their own hands
They owned the banks
They rigged the wheel
Then acted shocked
At what is real
[Bridge]
Epic fail
(Go directly to jail)
No appeal
(You signed the deal)
Epic fail
(The house always wins)
Round and round
(Until it ends)
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Percussion, Bass Drone, Spoken Vocal]
One more roll
(One more debt)
One more lie
(One more bet)
[Final Chorus]
Are we where man can?
(Then, again)
Don’t you know
(Do not pass Go)
The crowd hollers:
(Do not collect 200 dollars!)
Are we where man can?
(Or where man can’t?)
The crowd hollers:
(You lost your chance!)
… that damned demand
The crowd hollers:
(Game over, man!)
[Outro]
[Slow Piano, Fading Organ, Wind FX]
Round and round
(Around the board)
Round and round
(Without reward)
[Fade Out]
From the album “Laboratory“