ROTT'N DEAD

This this a story of a man caught in the grind of American corporate life Is it a dream a fiction or just the truth we all live You decide Last night I dreamed that Vivian was dead The worms were crawling in her head This vision did not make me sad Truth to tell I didn't care I saw the maggots curl within The amber jelly of her eyes I saw the beetles feast upon The swollen flesh upon her thighs I gave my all I worked with pride But their ethics were an empty lie Their promises as dead as the long shift ran I walked away no regret in hand I learned the truth of their corporate lies In this fake world of ROTT'N DEAD Her brother became a skinny old man Looks drugged just stumbling where he stands Fake as the smile that he pretends Greedy as the company he defends The boss pulled strings with hands so cold Their empire's rot was bought and sold She marches with Vivian and her brother in tow A zombie orchestra all for show It's not revenge that fuels my song But seeing right made out of wrong ROTT'N DEAD's just an empty name Where voices are drowned and truths defamed I gave my all I worked with pride But their ethics were an empty lie Their promises as dead as the long shift ran I walked away no regret in hand I learned the truth of their corporate lies In this fake world of ROTT'N DEAD Vivian your crown was thin as air A fragile throne but nothing there Her brother stands with vacant eyes A puppet bound by greed and lies Last night I dreamed that Vivian was dead The worms were crawling in her head Truth to tell I smiled to see Her body ro-o-ti-i-ing This song it's a dream but also a fiction A story told through sound and emotion It's not just real it's imagined And maybe that's where the truth lies