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the bureaucrats are dying off

from Emotion Is Cringey by Centre Negative

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lyrics

NOTHING IN LIFE IS WORSE THAN DEATH
BESIDES HAVING A BOSS
BUT THERE’S NO JOY WITHIN THIS LIFE
LIKE WHEN A BOSS DIES OFF

THINK OF HOW HILARIOUS
IT WOULD BE TO SEE THEM WITHER
SO SELFISH AS TO THINK THEIR LIFE IS
MORE PRECIOUS THAN ANY OTHER

WELL NOW THE SCARED OLD WHITE DUDES
HAVE A DECENT REASON TO BE SCARED
THEIR FEAR OF BECOMING IRRELEVANT
/ IS SUDDENLY JUSTIFIED

NATURE’S GREAT CYCLICITY
IS CONFRONTING THEIR COMPLICITY
IN ITS COLD PRAGMATIC JUSTICE
IT'S NEITHER TRAGIC NOR EVENTFUL

I WON'T HAVE ANY SYMPATHY
FOR THEIR FUTURE WEEPING-CHILDREN
BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE EMPATHY
NOR MY WEEPING FUTURE-CHILDREN [1]

THE PROBLEM IS REPLACEABLE
BUT AT LEAST THE PEOPLE ARE NOT
THEY WON’T DIE OUT COMPLETELY
/ BUT AT LEAST THEY’LL DIE

IT’S NOT JUST RIGHT OR NECESSARY
IT’S ACTUALLY PRETTY FUNNY
I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST
AS THEY DISCOVER THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO DIE

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HOORAY!
THE BUREAUCRATS ARE DYING OFF

HOORAY!
THE BOSSES ARE BEING MADE REDUNDANT

HOORAY!
THE JUDGES ARE ON DEATH ROW

HOORAY!
THE FUMBLING ADMINISTRATORS ARE LOSING CONTROL

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IT MIGHT BE A TRAGEDY
IF THEY DIDN’T SO DESERVE IT
I RELISH IN THE IRONY
OF THE DEATH OF THE INVINCIBLE [2]

THEY COULD WRITE AN OPINION PIECE
BUT IT WON’T STOP THEM FROM DYING
THEY COULD CALL THE COPS ON IT
BUT IT WOULDN’T DO THEM ANY GOOD [3]

IF YOU THINK I’M CALLOUS THEN
YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THEIR POLICIES
IF YOU THINK THESE WORDS ARE CRUEL
/ YOU HAVEN’T HAD A LANDLORD

THANK GOD FOR DEATH BECAUSE
WITHOUT IT WE’D BE STUCK WITH THEM
THANK GOD FOR DEATH BECAUSE
WITHOUT IT WE’D HAVE TO LIVE WITH THEM

THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY’RE FUCKING OLD SO THEY’LL ALL DIE SOON

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[1] my life was nothing until i learned how to rhyme 'children' with 'children'

[2] ...and then the day i decided to stop rhyming altogether. but a whimper was heard

[3] ...clap... ...clap...

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from Emotion Is Cringey, released August 27, 2015

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