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Wow! Seven People Who Survived The Endless Living Nightmare of Capitalism

from Gigantic Robot Girlfriend by Max Knightley

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VERSE 1
You see this man? He walks five miles to and from his job each day
so he can stand around ten hours for a peasant's pay
His feet are blistered and his legs are shakin'
But if that seems wrong, he'll tell you you're mistaken
"It's good to be useful, it's good to be paid"
He says with a tormented grin on his face
"Relatively speaking, man, I really got it made
"I just wish I wasn't so damn far from the place"

CHORUS
And don't it fill you up with admiration
To see the proles ignore their perspiration
This is the modern transubstantiation
Every mortal's flesh and hope
Distilled to cash and trite old inspiration

VERSE 2
You see these children, spending their spare time by pickin' through the dump?
They gotta save up money now they gotta get the jump
On seven million they're competin' with tomorrow
'cause if you're unprepared, then that justifies your sorrow
This one works the kitchen, this one cleans the floor
seems like havin' fun's not in fashion anymore
Get out the womb and roll up your sleeves
We're not waitin' up - if you pause, then we leave

CHORUS
And don't it fill you up with admiration
To see the proles ignore their perspiration
This is the modern transubstantiation
Every mortal's flesh and hope
Distilled to cash and trite old inspiration

VERSE 3
You see this isolated and depressed eccentric billionaire?
If you could just read on a moment so that he could share
the more he owns, the worse his life seems to get
but God fucking forbid he lets loose those assets
"I don't care if everyone thinks that I'm shit;
all these things I own, I worked for every little bit"
He says it, even though we know he's hatin' every minute
he refuses to get out, he just gets deeper in it

CHORUS
And don't it fill you up with admiration
To see this wealth-inflicted self-damnation
This is the modern transubstantiation
Every mortal's flesh and hope
Distilled to cash and trite old inspiration

BRIDGE (x2)
Prostrate yourselves at the altar of capital!
Praise unto Mammon, in famine he thrives!
Getting good work now requires a miracle!
Tear down your soul that your flesh will survive!

CHORUS
And don't it fill you up with admiration
To see the proles ignore their perspiration
This is the modern transubstantiation
Every mortal's flesh and hope
Distilled to cash and trite old inspiration

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from Gigantic Robot Girlfriend, released January 31, 2019

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Max Knightley Chicago, Illinois

Trans lesbian who makes punk, electronica, and music for video games. Stay angry, but keep your eyes open to the beauty of the world.

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