As the Hammer Drops

As the hammer drops like the swing of an axe Bloated statistics, sold as facts As the hammer drops, they watch us scatter Convenience served on a silver platter (As the hammer drops) But if you’re not invited to the table, then what does it matter? (Like the swing of an axe) Are you buying what they’re selling? Panic ensues, paranoia swelling But are you buying what they’re selling? As the hammer drops, like the swing of an axe Squalid conditions on a silver platter As the hammer drops, like the swing the of an axe