House of Cards

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So, you wanna be kings

And toss away

The rest of us in the deck.

Say we’re too needy,

We’re too greedy

For the coins you put in our hands.

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So, you cut loose all us losers,

And replace us

With shiny toys.

Say they think better,

They work faster,

And the coins stay in your hand.

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You really didn’t think this through,

Did you?

Your big, bright house of cards

Is gonna tumble on down.

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So now the aisles are all empty

And the shelves

Are collecting dust.

Your stuff costs money.

We have no money.

Your brilliant game is going bust.

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You really didn’t think this through,

Did you?

Your big, bright house of cards

Is gonna tumble on down.

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So, your warehouse is overflowing

As we find

A new kind of freedom.

We’re good enough

Without your stuff

And we go dancing in the fields.

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You really didn’t think this through,

Did you?

Your big, bright house of cards

Is gonna tumble on down.