Pay Up, You Beautiful Parasite

(Verse 1)

Wake up, sun’s grinning like it knows what’s next,

Mailman’s got that smug little hex.

Water, power, gas — the unholy trinity,

Suckin’ my soul with civic dignity.

Got a bill for the light, bill for the trash,

Bill for the air I breathe too fast.

Smile, they say, “It’s just the price to stay,”

Yeah, I’ll smile when I file my rage away.

(Chorus)

Hey, Uncle Sam, take a bow,

You milk machine in a three-piece cow.

I’m coughing up change for your golden feast,

While my wallet’s bones get picked by priests.

Oh, pay up, you beautiful parasite —

Keep chewing till the marrow’s right.

(Verse 2)

They tax my sweat, they tax my sleep,

Tax the hole I dig to keep things cheap.

They even tax the dreams I chase,

Then bill me twice for losing the race.

Rent’s a joke, insurance croaks,

Internet’s slow but still it soaks.

And every fee’s a kiss from fate,

A lipstick note that says “Pay late.”

(Chorus)

Hey, Uncle Sam, take a bow,

You milk machine in a three-piece cow.

I’m coughing up change for your golden feast,

While my wallet’s bones get picked by priests.

Oh, pay up, you beautiful parasite —

Keep chewing till the marrow’s right.

(Bridge)

I got a parking fine for breathing too loud,

A service fee for standing proud.

Even my ghost will get a bill,

“Sorry, sir, death’s taxable still.”

(Breakdown)

So here’s my check, take it all,

Hope it keeps your marble hall.

I’ll just sit here counting dust,

And pledging blind, obedient trust.

(Chorus)

Hey, Uncle Sam, toast my pain,

With champagne tears and pocket change.

I’m just your clown, your lifelong meal,

Your cash cow mooing at the wheel.

Oh, pay up, you beautiful parasite —

But save a crumb for me tonight.