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Garbage - The Men Who Rule The World (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Drums
Garbage
Garbage
Vocals
Steve Marker
Steve Marker
Guitar
Duke Erikson
Duke Erikson
Bass Guitar
Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Vocals
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Composer
Steve Marker
Steve Marker
Songwriter
Duke Erikson
Duke Erikson
Songwriter
Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Heba Kadry
Heba Kadry
Mastering Engineer
Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Producer
Garbage
Garbage
Producer
Steve Marker
Steve Marker
Producer
Billy Bush
Billy Bush
Mixing Engineer
Duke Erikson
Duke Erikson
Producer
Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Producer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Recording Engineer
Scott Hull
Scott Hull
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The men who rule the world
Have made a fucking mess
The history of power
The worship of success
The king is in the counting house
He’s chairman of the board
The women who crowd the courtrooms all accused of being whores
[Verse 2]
money money money
money money money
[Verse 3]
The fleecing of the people
All the fucking time
They call it self-preservation
But we call it a crime
Tented cities on sidewalks underneath the clouds
Imaginary neighbours with plastic cups and paper crowns
[Verse 4]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 5]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 6]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 7]
Now let’s save all of the animals
Let’s save all the squid
Let’s load them onto the mothership with the elders and the kids
Save great works of genius
The birds, the bugs, the seeds
And make it a crime to tell a lie again
And watch those haters bleed
[Verse 8]
money money money
money money money
[Verse 9]
money money money
oh money money money
[Verse 10]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 11]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 12]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 13]
Stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
All the fucking time
[Verse 14]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 15]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 16]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 17]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 18]
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 19]
money money money
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 20]
money money money
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 21]
money money money
The violator
Hate the violator
The violator
Destroy the violator
[Verse 22]
(money money money)
Written by: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker

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