Kansas: Mainstream [lyrics]

Kansas: Mainstream [lyrics]

Kansas

Mainstream

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

CHORUS

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

CHORUS

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

CHORUS

Just be careful not to rearrange

And don't let 'em catch you getting strange

Survive another year