Umphrey's McGee - The Plot Thickens lyrics

[Terminal Knowledge] Now they're talking about what's marketable How in order to sharpen your note, you gotta squander both your heart and your soul I'm awfully indignant, trying to live blissfull and ignorant It'll slip through my fingers if opportunity knocks Drop all them fraudulent gimmicks Hedging the bets, they try to soften your image Steps to success that'll cost the percentage Left in debt from investments and wrongful intentions Direct from the source, it's a corporate message In the form of a special endorsement, bless the lord I hack and choke my way through pulmonary circulation Rappers are broke because they only pay impersonators Bottom line the movement is over, lobotomized All you occupy is a consumerist culture Now, some do it to eat, some do it for closure Some lose their esteem, some lose their composure Some choose to believe they're a troop or a soldier But they're pawns on the front line at dawn when the sun rise Lost but it don't mind, financially desperate In the presence of management they stand at attention Pockets low on cash putting knowledge over swag Talking loads of trash if it's not some balderdash The second that you sign a check you step inside the lion's den Don't ever let the seventh sign jeopardize your righteousness [Hook: Umphrey's McGee & Terminal Knowledge] Come along Come with me and I'mma make you a star Straight to the top, play ball and you'll be famous tomorrow Sliding deeper into it Got your digits now wait for the call Clock ticking and you gave it your all The plot thickens [Acumental] I wanna turn my life over to God But I gotta get this money first The piggy bank is hollow and my tummy hurts Discover me cause being honest there ain't nothing worse Than hitting bottom looking for a dollar in your mother's purse A college grad with a hundred grand debt fees Piling up fast someone cut a damn check please Cause I want Hummers and jetskis Upper cla** bedsheets Can't say that none of that tempts me But make an offer, I respectfully decline On second thought how 'bout you tell me where to sign? I got bills to pay Everlasting disarray My willingness to give a sh** is drifting and my dignity has slipped away Ever since my resoluteness packed up and left The voice of reason just ran out of breath I need some oxygen Accomplishing a lot but still ain't seen a profit yet So feeling prosperous just ain't an option but I'm confident We drop another banger and it's over yo Behave and do your homework you should know it ain't the game it's the controller So you can't be waiting for a label to approach ya When the weight is on your shoulders Gotta make it on your own cause Would you rather be living in darkness, or dying in the light? Overexposed, tryna win the fight Now I tie my sh** up tight and hop back into the shade Where you can rest a**ured another track is getting made [Hook: Umphrey's McGee & Terminal Knowledge] (x3) Come along Come with me and I'mma make you a star Straight to the top, play ball and you'll be famous tomorrow Sliding deeper into it Got your digits now wait for the call Clock ticking and you gave it your all The plot thickens