Parasites

Lyrics

[INTRO - Instrumental: 0:00-0:15]

[VERSE 1: 0:15-0:45]
There's a shadow on the builder's gain,
Parasites who profit from our pain,
They never sweat, they never toil,
But feast upon another's soil.

With paper credentials on the wall,
They justify their parasitic call,
"We're helping you," they like to say,
While picking pockets every day.

They meet in rooms with polished floors,
Behind mahogany and guarded doors,
Deciding how to spend your bread,
While you're out working till you're dead.

[CHORUS: 0:45-1:10]
Parasites, parasites,
Feeding in the darkness of the night,
Taking what they didn't earn,
Watching while the builders' bridges burn.

Parasites, parasites,
Dressed in suits of black and white,
Claiming that they know what's best,
While they're stealing from the rest!

[VERSE 2: 1:10-1:40]
They never made a single thing,
Never felt the hammer's sting,
Never stayed up late to code,
Never walked the builder's road.

But they'll tax your every move,
Got regulations to "improve,"
Your business, your craft, your art,
While they tear your vision apart.

With silver tongues and golden chains,
They dress up theft in different names,
"Redistribution," "common good,"
While picking clean the neighborhood.

[CHORUS: 1:40-2:05]
Parasites, parasites,
Feeding in the darkness of the night,
Taking what they didn't earn,
Watching while the builders' bridges burn.

Parasites, parasites,
Making wrong look like right!

[BRIDGE - Spoken Word/Half-sung: 2:05-2:45]
They cloak their greed in righteous speech,
Put the fruit of labor out of reach,
Talk about equality and care,
While they're breathing different air.

Flying private, eating well,
While they lecture us in their ivory shell,
"You must sacrifice," they say,
But never practice what they pray.

But we can see through their disguise,
The emperor wears no suit—just lies,
We built this world with blood and sweat,
And we ain't finished building yet!

[VERSE 3: 2:45-3:05]
So here's a message, crystal clear,
For every parasite to hear,
The makers won't be fooled no more,
We're walking through a different door.

We're building systems they can't steal,
We're forging something hard and real,
No middlemen to take their cut,
No parasitic doors to shut!

[FINAL CHORUS - Extended: 3:05-3:40]
Parasites, parasites,
Your time is ending, your fading lights,
We're taking back what we have earned,
The tables, brother, they have turned!

Parasites, parasites,
We see you clearly in the night,
No more feeding on our gain,
We're breaking free from your chain!

(Call and response with background vocals)
No more! (No more!)
No more! (No more!)
The builders are reclaiming what they swore!

[OUTRO: 3:40-3:50]
(Whispered over the reverb tail)
"The parasite dies when the host becomes immune..."