Humannequins by Proper Channels Lyrics
[Intro Sample]
The world of selling
[Verse 1: Plot Device]
Humannequins, dressed up, fake smiles, abandonment of self
Traded in for someone else on the shelf (At half price)
It comes to them customers I act nice
Only cause I gotta if I wanna get my cash right
But that’s life, at cash wrap like “You want a membership?”
Wearing advertisements like a fucking pendant, shit
It’s “Push, push, push,” A stop At Willoughby
Gotta keep it moving for my boss’s stability
Consider me: an entity, existing to serve an industry
Big suits make bank, we fighting over pennies
It’s never enough, always gotta do more
Eating in a food court, every break is too short
Two more hours until I’m out this place
Go home, and dig around in crates
Flip a sample, hear what sound it makes
Escape to found breaks and pounding bass
Escape...
[Chorus: Plot Device]
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures
[Interlude Sample]
Selling, in the highly competitive field of selling
Salesman too, they're at [?] to the fast moving times
Aiming toward the turn of a profit today and everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday
[Verse 2: Plot Device]
Humannequins, dressed up, fake smiles abandonment of self
Traded in for someone else on the shelf
Labeled: Defective. Unable to be effective
Ejected like artists opposing the labels directive
They want a stable collective
Unique thought delays the message
“It’s elementary”, to quote that fabled detective
Gotta stay protective of our individuality
Understanding us humans define reality
A refined analogy, in time, will gradually grow
Hoping the flowers we water actually show
And naturally so, pack up your chemicals and pesticides
Humannequins awaken, arise, or be left to die
Inside a plastic carcass, try your best to hide
‘Til the face in the mirror’s no longer recognized
In your plastic carcass, you try your best to hide
Until the face in the mirror’s no longer recognized
[Chorus: Plot Device]
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures
[Outro Sample]
This sort of thing can foster extreme inefficiency and must be guarded against
Probably most basic for many in getting out of a rut is to decide who wants something very badly
A new car, new house, new clothes for yourself, your wife or your children, a boat, or whatever you may have secretly wanted for a long time
The world of selling
[Verse 1: Plot Device]
Humannequins, dressed up, fake smiles, abandonment of self
Traded in for someone else on the shelf (At half price)
It comes to them customers I act nice
Only cause I gotta if I wanna get my cash right
But that’s life, at cash wrap like “You want a membership?”
Wearing advertisements like a fucking pendant, shit
It’s “Push, push, push,” A stop At Willoughby
Gotta keep it moving for my boss’s stability
Consider me: an entity, existing to serve an industry
Big suits make bank, we fighting over pennies
It’s never enough, always gotta do more
Eating in a food court, every break is too short
Two more hours until I’m out this place
Go home, and dig around in crates
Flip a sample, hear what sound it makes
Escape to found breaks and pounding bass
Escape...
[Chorus: Plot Device]
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures
[Interlude Sample]
Selling, in the highly competitive field of selling
Salesman too, they're at [?] to the fast moving times
Aiming toward the turn of a profit today and everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday
[Verse 2: Plot Device]
Humannequins, dressed up, fake smiles abandonment of self
Traded in for someone else on the shelf
Labeled: Defective. Unable to be effective
Ejected like artists opposing the labels directive
They want a stable collective
Unique thought delays the message
“It’s elementary”, to quote that fabled detective
Gotta stay protective of our individuality
Understanding us humans define reality
A refined analogy, in time, will gradually grow
Hoping the flowers we water actually show
And naturally so, pack up your chemicals and pesticides
Humannequins awaken, arise, or be left to die
Inside a plastic carcass, try your best to hide
‘Til the face in the mirror’s no longer recognized
In your plastic carcass, you try your best to hide
Until the face in the mirror’s no longer recognized
[Chorus: Plot Device]
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures, plastic pose
Mask the features, mask exposed
Plastic creatures
[Outro Sample]
This sort of thing can foster extreme inefficiency and must be guarded against
Probably most basic for many in getting out of a rut is to decide who wants something very badly
A new car, new house, new clothes for yourself, your wife or your children, a boat, or whatever you may have secretly wanted for a long time