Play the role - And play to win - Play the role - Why question it? Play the role - Perfect this harm - Why question it? These "benefits" illusory hide subtle wounds to vital joys Breach the role - Embrace the fear - Definition should be our own Greatest strengths Stem from connection To inherent bliss To shared humanity This is not for our own good (or) Defense against "Historic Flaw" Such fallacies of our design Are truly what corrupt our lives An economy of acts determines what we're worth And one can only win if they make the other lose Meaning that we're all f**ed As these conventions mount Making false adversaries Dig down to find the well-spring of our instincts And wash away the dirt obscuring the truth connecting us Dig down to find the well-spring of our instincts And wash away the dirt obscuring the truth connecting us This is a rally cry to shed the shame inherited Dismantle these traditions intimacies we've shunned will be revealed