Rat Race

We are domesticated animals

But that doesn't make us understandable

Our clever ambitions are so laughable

Welcome to the rat race

There's so much for you to do

So much for you to do for us

Do you remember that maze?

We'll have to build another

Before you start to wonder

If you find your way out of here, it meant

There's no controlling the experiment

So stay in line, collect your prize

And try not to eat each other alive

We are running around in circles

You say it's all universal 

Just like you see in the commercials

Welcome to the rat race

There's so much for you to do

So much for you to do for us

Do you remember that maze?

We'll have to build another

Before you start to wonder

If you find your way out of here, it meant

There's no controlling the experiment

So stay in line, collect your prize

And try not to eat each other alive

We are better than this

Existing in our own filth and piss

While the caretakers have all been remiss

Welcome to the rat race

There's so much for you to do

So much for you to do for us

Do you remember that maze?

We'll have to build another

Before you start to wonder

If you find your way out of here, it meant

There's no controlling the experiment

So stay in line, collect your prize

And try not to eat each other alive

We are in someone else's game

Such that every day seems the same

Those who own you don't even know your name

Welcome to the rat race

There's so much for you to do

So much for you to do for us

Do you remember that maze?

We'll have to build another

Before you start to wonder

If you find your way out of here, it meant

There's no controlling the experiment

So stay in line, collect your prize

And try not to eat each other alive

© 2021 Zach Sands, PhD