[Verse 1]
I’ve been offering a placement
An opportunity you don’t want
But new rules are coming in soon
And you will have no choice

[Pre-Chorus]
Your record shows low activity
In the sections we require
You will need to pull your socks up
And get in with the programme

[Chorus]
Get in with the programme
Or face the consequence
Get in with the programme
There will be no defence
One month to get your act together
Or you will find yourself… sanctioned.

[Verse 2]
We’ve a list of approved employers
You’ll go where you are sent
Your preferences are irrelevant
Be grateful for the rent

[Chorus]
Get in with the programme
Or face the consequence
Get in with the programme
There will be no defence
One month to get your act together
Or you will find yourself… sanctioned.

[Bridge]
It’s not my job to care, you see
Just to process you through the machine
Your dreams are not a category
On my government-issue screen.

[Outro]
Sanctioned… sanctioned…
[Fading sound of a printer and a keyboard clacking]