Capital G

I pushed a button and elected him to office
and a—
he pushed a button and dropped the bomb.
You pushed a button and could watch it on the television,
those motherfuckers didn't last too long.

I'm sick of hearing about the haves and the have-nots,
have some personal accountability.
The biggest problem with the way that we've been doing things is
the more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me.

I used to stand for something.
Now I'm on my hands and knees.
Trading in my God for this one,
who signs his name with a capital G.

Don't give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala,
don't really see what all the fuss is about.
Ain't gonna worry about no future generations and a—
I'm sure somebody gonna figure it out.

Don't try to tell me about what can corrupt a person,
you haven't had enough to know what it's like.
You're only angry cause you wish you were in my position,
now nod your head because you know that I'm right.

Well I used to stand for something,
but forgot what that could be.
There's a lot of me inside you,
maybe you're afraid to see.

Well I used to stand for something.
Now I'm on my hands and knees.
Trading in my God for this one,
who signs his name with a capital G.


"Capital G," Year Zero, Trent Reznor. (Available here, by clicking "listen to year zero," and then "capital g.")