Kansas Mainstream Lyrics

Mainstream Lyrics

Overkill, have you had your fill

Come to expect it

Off the wall, too
short or too tall

System rejects it

Lost the handle, what's it all been
for?

Tired of trying, seeing so much more



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It's so
predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling

Just
crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher,
higher)

Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're
inside the

Mainstream, are we moving too far away

Is it worth it if it
doesn't pay

The centerline is status quo, it's

Mainstream



If
you stay within the tried and true

You'll remain among the chosen
few

Survive another year



The market is dead, accounts in the
red

Media saturation

We're deep in a rut, the arteries cut

Sensory
deprivation

Really loved it, didn't earn a cent

No one's buying your
experiment



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For the masses in Consumerland

Give
'em everything that they demand

Survive another year



Corporate
mold, packaged and sold, 16 to 30

Jobbers and racks, they're movin' in
stacks

Tactics are dirty

We're in business, what else is it
for?

Profit motive, welcome to the war



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Just be
careful not to rearrange

And don't let 'em catch you getting
strange

Survive another year