State Expectations

Verse 1

Iron

Gray dust

Blowing off the line

Heavy boots hit the pavement

I wake up

I work hard

I wait for the bread

Steel gears grinding in the morning rain

Crowded

Cold

Pushing past the ghosts

Chorus

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

We run a race that has no end

We run a race that has no end

Post-Chorus

Hey

Hey

Higher and faster

Hey

Hey

Harder and stronger

Verse 2

Neighbor

Watching

Through the paper wall

He wants my chair and my winter coat

Sharp eyes

Small lies

Bitter bread on a plastic plate

Ten men fighting for a single room

Broken

Lost

Numbers on a page

Chorus

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

We run a race that has no end

We run a race that has no end

Post-Chorus

Hey

Hey

Higher and faster

Hey

Hey

Harder and stronger

Bridge

Production is up

Efficiency is up

The quota is up

And I am down

Down

Way down

Keep your head low

Keep your mouth shut

Keep your eyes ahead

Chorus

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

Give more

Take less

The state expects your very best

We run a race that has no end

We run a race that has no end

Outro

Five year plan

Five year plan

Just a man

Just a man

Gone