Baba Brinkman - Vacuums lyrics

Yeah, this goes out to everyone with “rotism” That's “rich person autism” I would say you know who you are… But that's a tough one to self-diagnose Business breeds the most impressive villains Newscorp, Murdoch, Enron, Jeffrey Sk**ing They made the mistake of takin' survival of the fittest As a guide for business instead of a fact that's scientific Anything goes right? There's no vice In pursuit of profits, race to the bottom baby, hold tight It's a roller coaster ride, f** a safety check I'll save the cost and take a lawsuit if you break your neck I can calculate the risk as a function Of several different a**umptions, a mix of evidence and hunches You sons of b**hes with your lack of compunctions You wonder why people get mad and laugh at your comeuppance? Why abuses get hurled at News of the World ‘Cause they hacked the phones of kidnap victims, cute little girls And pollute the mental atmosphere with misinformation About global warming, and f**in' traffic in fear? I can't say if Murdoch should be on trial even That's for the courts to call, but that's corporate malfeasance I want personal repercussions, pies in the face Boycotts, public inquiries, infamy in cyberspace Here's my advice to future corporate giants Avoid the reputation of an extortionate tyrant Watch your triple bottom line, social and environmental This is the voice public outrage – I am vengeful See that space? That's a niche to adapt to Nature hates waste, and hates vacuums We make trades, from streets to backrooms Business hates waste, and hates vacuums Living space degrades; we breathe mad fumes Neighbours create waste, and hate to vacuum They'll clean up their act, if we make ‘em have to Roommates create waste and hate to vacuum A business is a cost externalizing machine It has to be losing money if the environment is clean And obviously it's got some politicians bought off So what's gonna stop corporate greed if not laws? Not that greed itself is wrong, just the kind of greed That tries to feed itself by dumping on someone else's lawn C'mon, the free market's great for innovation This is not socialism; it's a pro-business statement The question is how to reconcile it with the common good Either legislatively, or in the style of Robin Hood I'm talkin' about the human instinct for justice Which simply predicts some businesses will get interrupted Business leaders need to make predictive judgments Either learn to use a vacuum, or live with limited suction Business hates vacuums, like nature, it's opportunist But it also hates vacuuming, like college students So how do pollution and profits get put in opposition? Either with laws, or else with ostracism Appeals to conscience just don't work, you gotta banish No business opportunities left on a dead planet If you really trust the market and its power to adapt Then I guess it could adapt to a new environmental act Or f** it, treat the world like it's endlessly bountiful And find out the hard way whether you get held accountable See that space? That's a niche to adapt to Nature hates waste, and hates vacuums We make trades, from streets to backrooms Business hates waste, and hates vacuums Living space degrades; we breathe mad fumes Neighbours create waste, and hate to vacuum They'll clean up their act, if we make ‘em have to Roommates create waste and hate to vacuum