They did an experiment to determine the effect of life on human beings. We got the placebo.
When we learned we were the control group we tried to steer things our way. We didn't get control.
They threw out our results because placebos are supposed to be secret. We didn't get paid.
This time we're in it for the money so we won't let on that we know. We got the placebo.
The first phrase says it all! It gave me goose bumps to read. It reminds me of a short story I read when I was younger, synopsis link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon