Mainstream Lyrics - Drastic Measures - Kansas

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Just be careful not to rearrange 

And don't let 'em catch you getting strange 

Survive another year