Half witted plots in high viewer slots
actors acclaimed despite their limited range
Save your pity and your shame
for the public it's aimed
and don't give it up for that

'Cos their marketing attack's like a photocopied ass
where the original's destroyed but the copy stays intact
If there's quality there, they will duplicate that
until it fades away
 
(chorus)
Down,
so far down
and you're searching
for the crown
What once was lost
cannot be found
you were the king of the common ground
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Take the corporation line for your money to bask
confiscate your mind and pump your body full of gas
'til you're motivated by their ultimate task of
selling shit en-masse

'Cos I've only got time for another sound-bite
judge a person by a look and a second on sight
that's something in common with the people I find
I'm all hollowed out inside

Down,
so far down
and you're searching
for the crown
What once was lost
cannot be found...
You were the king of the common ground