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SpinTunes #5: Round 1

by Various Artists

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1.
Well I come in the door The kids are already gone There’s a fabulous smell in here, I guess the dinner is on So I loosen my tie And I throw off my coat You ask me if anything interesting happened today, I say, “no” But I’m lyin’ They said they had to let me go But I don’t know where So I came back here and I just know I won’t be goin’ back there You seem to sense concern On this face of mine So you peck me on the cheek and I tell you that everything is fine But I’m lyin’ How’m I gonna explain it to you They said it’s just a sign of the times I’s not about me That there’s nothin’ I could do But I’m the one who brings it home at the end of the day I don’t know what to say So I’m lyin’ I come in and sit down I won’t look you in the eye And I wonder to myself if you wonder how you ever got stuck with this guy Who can’t seem to get it right No matter how hard he tries You kiss me goodnight and say “sleep well” and I say I just might But I’m lyin How’m I gonna explain it to you They said it’s just a sign of the times It’s not about me That there’s nothin’ I could do But I’m the one who brings it home at the end of the day Don’t know what to say So I’m lyin’ And bein’ with you is the only thing that might make it all ok I don’t know what to say So I’m lyin’
2.
I wear the suit and I wave hello; I'm the greeter guy; Should have retired long ago I gotta work until I die. . . I'm Huggs®, the corporate mascot; Fake fur, a plastic smile; I've finally lost it; Clean up in the clearance aisle . . . Blowout, everything must go! Discount offer on my soul; Won't believe the price you'll pay; Finally mean it when I say, It's a great day at BigMart® today! Hard to believe that this is it; After all these years; Now I'm busting up this cheap shit; Made in China, destroyed right here. . . Business is exploding; Bic lighters in the check-out lanes; Rusting and corroding; Metal tanks filled with propane. . . Blowout, everything must go! Discount offer on our soul; Won't believe the price we'll pay; Finally mean it when I say, It's a great day at BigMart® today! When I was young; You might call me naive; But I really believed; In this place . . . The wages they paid; All American made; But that dream has been replaced. . . No refunds and there's no returns; Everything will sell; Scratch and dent is now slash and burn; Got sporting goods and shotgun shells. . . I was enthusiastic; Acrid smoke pours out the door; Chemicals and plastic; Wave goodbye to your fucking Superstore. . . Blowout, everything must go! Discount offer on our soul; Won't believe the price we'll pay; Finally mean it when I say, It's a great day at BigMart® today! It's a great day at BigMart® today!
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You've got questions I've got answers But you're so angry And it's getting hard to smile Something's growing Like a cancer But it tells a lot of good jokes While it eats me alive PRECHORUS Drowned in infinite wisdom Daily 9 hour prison Tiny cuts and attrition Cause alarming incisions And now half of the time I don't know my own mind By the time 5 o'clock Is drawing near And I think you should know I'm shutting down this whole show Wherever I go I'm not coming back here I'm not blameless I'm not blaming But nothing here looks healthy And all of it's unchanging In the hallway Eyes on the tiling I think about tomorrow And I swear I can't stop smiling You can call these toys tools I don't mind a few rules But I can't keep my cool When surrounded by fools I eye the clock for the time I break out of this grind Every second this fog Becomes more clear Take my badge and my phone I'll take the longest way home Because I know I'm not coming back here I'm sure you'll get along without me Try not to miss doubting me so much You don't know the first thing about me I hope you never stay in touch This will go down as the day That I made my escape Uncertain futures will cause me no fear Take my badge and my phone I'll take the longest way home Because I know I'm not coming backhere
4.
So this is how it ends. After all this time. You and me, together -- The last believer And the one you still believe in. I listen to you pray, Asking me for peace. Asking my forgiveness For all the ways In which you think you’ve disappointed. But I’m the one to beg forgiveness, For I’m the one who’ll soon be Disappointing you. I cannot bring you peace. I cannot answer prayers. I’ve never been a god -- Just a meme . . . Don’t get me wrong, It was a hell of a time while it lasted. I could hardly have landed On more fertile soil. Conditions were right And my story took hold And the people began to believe. I watched as the World’s population exploded. And strong competition Allowed me to thrive. And unlike the pantheons past, I was “God-with-a-capital-G,” So I alone shaped the Wonders of Nature! I alone knew the Myst’ries of Life! I created the Universe Because people believed! And they said I made Miracles happen And they thanked me for Answering prayers, Back when there were still People like you Who believed I could do What they said I could do . . . But now we’re at the end. Vital signs are poor. Breathing getting ragged. The final stages Of internal organs failing. I know you have the strength to face this. I know because your strength has Never come from me. It’s always been in you. I hope that that’s okay. I thank you for your faith.
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15 years, I've been here 15 years it's had its ups, it's had its downs, I had my share of beers but I was not expecting, the pink slip in my inbox they're here to shove me out the door, and then they'll change the locks So goodbye everybody it's been nice working with you all you've got my cell phone number feel free to give me a call anytime at all, anytime at all 15 years, I worked here 15 years but now it's done, I gotta run, guess I'll be shifting gears my termination's now complete, but it's not over yet I've left a few mementos, the kind you won't forget chorus I got no farewell luncheon, no eating drinking binge but that's OK, the only lunch I want is sweet revenge 15 years, I've wasted 15 years but I'm not going quietly, despite how it appears strategically placed charges, await my cell phone call some pops, a rumble, buildings crumble see you in Hell, to all as you fall goodbye everybody it's been nice knowing you all forget my cell phone number you're never gonna call anytime at all, anytime at all
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Its the beginning of the end of the start of the middle of the primary phase of my secondary career I'm gonna make a new start and burn down all my bridges only one way to go - Up from here Bundy on at 8am And I sit on the scanner with by pants down around by knees And I'll email jpegs of my arse crack out to all my favourite fellow employees Because I don't need this place no more There are opportunities outside that door Its the beginning of the end of the start of the middle of the primary phase of my secondary career I'm gonna make a new start and burn down all my bridges only one way to go - Up from here Now it's time to steal stationary I unlock the cupboard and I fill my bag right up And then secretly I rub my penis 'round the drinking rim of the bosses coffee cup Cos this life is just not good enough for me There's something else that I would rather be Its the beginning of the end of the start of the middle of the primary phase of my secondary career I'm gonna make a new start and burn down all my bridges only one way to go - Up from here Up from here Up from here Up from here Well I don't need these 9 to 5 gigs (no day job, don't want a day job) I'm an internet rock star, can't you see? (he's a Rock God, a total Rock God) I'll make a million soon now that my tracks are played on Spotify at $0.0000000000000002c a play Hey! Its the beginning of the end of the start of the middle of the primary phase of my secondary career I'm gonna make a new start and burn down all my bridges only one way to go - Up from here Its the beginning of the end of the start of the middle of the primary phase of my secondary career I'm gonna make a new start and burn down all my bridges only one way to go - Up from here
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The sun bleeds red in a fading sky I watch it sink as my work burns dry Painted now on a thousand tiers The history of a thousand years The eye of Horus is gazing down On the final piece, a golden crown To cap the spire point high To the stars gleaming in the sky Now, my work is done The world will know That I was here My crowning glory Will tell my story Year after year I have been blessed by the gods my fathers Given a vision a task and dream Since I was born, ruling with such power I know that I‘ll live eternally. So here I’ve made a new mountain rise up Reaching the gods in the heavens high The pure golden crown of my great achievement Destined to stand to the end of time Now, my work is done The world will know That I was here My crowning glory Will tell my story Year after year Bright golden point meant to crown a tomb Missing for over five thousand years Stole and melted it was assumed I tracked you down and at last you're here Look at the shine, after years of hunting Searching for clues, now I've proved I'm right Bring in the cameras and lift it slowly My name will circle the globe this night Now, my work is done The world will know That I was here My crowning glory Will tell my story Year after year Now, my work is done The world will know That I was here My crowning glory Will tell my story Year after year Year after year Year after year Year after year...
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Last day at the liquor store. I won this shack with a dead man's hand and every tonic brand was my personal chosen chore. Quittin' time forever and I'm hittin' the road. This town is made of copper and I'm spanning for gold. My soul is now owed to all the spirits I've ever sold. (Chorus) Leaving my life as a booze-peddling debtor. It ain't great to be “Wanted” but richer is better. I'm sick of my life lying drunk in a ditch. A crook might be filthy but some strike it rich. (Chorus 2) Gonna be an outlaw. Bandit of the sand land sun band. Gonna loot the mineshafts and swipe the whiskey from the saloons. Had to sell the shop to that banker, Mr. Rice and as he drew the papers I blew his safe with dynamite. The haul was light but it would have to suffice. Sheriff Marshall Shark came after me. But I smashed a barrel of ale and set fire to the trail. He slid right through the cliff side rail and I rode on, free. (Chorus 2) (Chorus) Here I am, alone on the frontier. Nothing here to steal. Shared my booze with a migrant miner family in exchange for a meal. Ventured further west following the tracks. Entered Iron City and a stick-up filled my sacks. Waiting for me there was old Sheriff Shark. Me and his men shared a shootout in the dark. Gotta load of gems from a diamond mine and a guy went loony to defend them. The crystals are a color that I've never seen before and my golden teeth are itching to spend them. A silver reward to fetch me but no one will ever catch me. All I need right now is liquor and gold. These gems will pay a fortune when I take them to be sold. They had me surrounded at the Tumbleweed Ravine. I was cornered behind boulders, trapped like a rat. I crushed the jewels that I had stole to destroy the evidence. But the sound it made gave me away and they had me in a second flat. Here I am, in Sheriff Shark's jail cell, watching him sip my old whiskey. I think I can bust out and get back my powdered prize but damn it if it ain't too risky.
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I go to work each morning' Just like any other man. I sweats me friggin' hole out, Does everythin' I can. But when the contract's over, There ain't nothing to be afraid of. We're hoping' that tomorrow Is the day that we get laid-off. From week to week to week We pay our money to the feds and the province, and the unions, keepin' roofs (rooves?) above our heads. So when the payroll stops, We know that they will keep their word To keep the cash-flow comin', 'Cause employment is insured It's called the pogey, (It's called the pogey) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) Some people think we're lazy, but they're makin' such a fuss We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) It's just on the pogey, (It's just the pogey) Givin' money to the government So's they gives it back to us. Some people like to work all day To buy their fancy cars But personally, I'd rather be Here sittin' on me arse. As of tomorrow morning, We'll have nothing left to do So we'll sleep a little later, Take the dole, and make due We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) Some people think we're lazy, but they're makin' such a fuss We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) Givin' money to the government So's they gives it back to us, Givin' money to the government So's they gives it back to us Singin' E.I., E.I., Oh Singin' E.I.... 'Cuz E.I. is "Employment Insurance", Ya know? (Oh yah) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) Some people think we're lazy, And makin' such a fuss We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) We're on the pogey, (We're on the pogey) Givin' money to the government So's they gives it back to us, Givin' money to the government So's they gives it back to us
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I spent all day calling my neighbors, asking if they remember the times that we spent together The life that I gave Will my sons and their sons and their sons know Of my battles and victories won for their own souls My regrets and my mistakes I've felt them haunting Yet for the first time in years I've put them beyond me God, I feel so weak, so frail, and so old But tonight I'm letting go Did I provide everything that I could Did I do my part just as everyone should In this machine that I've tried to flee since I was just sixteen My regrets and my mistakes I've felt them haunting Yet for the first time in years I've put them beyond me God, I feel so weak, so frail, and so old But tonight I'm letting go Cos tonight is the night that I die
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Now I have nothing The last bell has rung, they closed the door The bureaucrats said we have failed So for all of us there's no more They'll start again with a charter school Under heavy rule to turn a buck Those of us who gave heart and tears And many years are out of luck What will I say to my children What will I tell my bride What will I say to my family and friends When you've taken my pride And I can't stop thinking The game was rigged from the start All the kids underprivileged With single parents they broke my heart Yet they're expected and tested Just like the undeserving rich When they fail they're still nothing Because life is such a bitch What will I say to my children What do I say to my wife What do I tell all those students While bureaucrats play with their life Don't throw away what needs fixing Playing political games You see poverty is the problem Try to help you get the blame How will I raise my family How will I feed my kids I just taught what I was taught I gave all I could give
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Verse: Can you help me, brother? I’ve a tale of woe and strife My name is Judge John Roberts And I’m a’feared for my life There’s a court for which I’m chief It’s the highest in the land When they put me here what I just did Wasn’t ‘zactly what they planned The Bush boys got me in this chair And I ain’t Obama’s buddy But my ruling on our healthcare Made my future kinda muddy Chorus: Oh, brother, won’t you help me Even though I can’t be fired It’s only some cold comfort When I’m on my funeral pyre Verse: No man I call my enemy It’s the people that I serve But there’s those I’m beholden to Think I got a lotta nerve The right think I’ve gone crazy And left think that I’m right My friends smile and say “it’s OK” But they’re itchin’ for a fight Chorus: Oh, brother, won’t you help me Even though I can’t be fired It’s only some cold comfort When I’m on my funeral pyre Verse: Scalia flew into a rage And Thomas said “Me, too!" Alito and Kennedy looked like They’d like to run me through My former friends are out for me ‘Cause of the way I’ve acted I’d better hit the road Before I find myself redacted Chorus: Oh, brother, won’t you help me Even though I can’t be fired It’s only some cold comfort When I’m on my funeral pyre It’s only some cold comfort When I’m on my funeral pyre
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I got a cardboard box full of pictures and pens I'm in the parking lot, I said goodbye to my friends There may be a few things I miss about this place But one thing's for sure It's not gonna be your face You'd tease me every morning with the coffee pot Saying "Let's see if it's good down to the last drop" Then you'd empty it, without leaving me a taste Yeah one thing's for sure I'm not gonna miss your face You'd sit through every meeting playing on your phone When I had a call you wouldn't leave me alone When we had a project, you'd be gone without a trace Yeah one thing's for sure I'm not gonna miss your face Every idea you had was mine first Each one of your jokes was plain sexists or worse The past three years are a terrible blur Had a carton of eggs in my car for a week I didn't forget them and they're starting to reek Just a few more minutes that I have to wait And one thing's for sure I'm not gonna miss your face I'm not gonna miss your face
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Saw it coming I read the words Peeling messages in the sunburn Clouds are clearing I see the stairs I'ts my last day of work forever here and on the escalator I waved goodbye I hate to say i told you so but that's what's on my mind I told you so I told you many times I sent an email to everyone but I got no reply I worked the day punched out at ten this is the beginning the beginning of the end Wore my best suit pressed my dress pants Caught myself looking at me in the glass
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The file clerk is such a jerk. He files everything between F and U. The fax is whack, the Boss has a Mac, but he got us some Tandys from Radio Shack. They don't give a damn that the copier's jammed. How do they expect me to copy my ass. The only girls that's layable is in Accounts Payable, But she smells like a wet chihuahua with gas. Middle management says I got some anger. Middle management got my middle finger. The vending machine's the worst that I've seen. It only sells things called Takis. Spicy and salty as hell, I can tell ya It's like a Red Hot Chili Peppers bukkake. Some people like their job, some people love it. Well, I say "Take this job and shove it... up your mama's ass and take it out and roll it in some bread crumbs and swallow it whole with a side of my itchy red rectum." Rectum, rectum. (Rectum, yum-yum) Middle management says I got some anger. Fuck you. Middle management got the middle finger.
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Last day at work Don't need to impress Hell, I barely need to dress Lose the tie and the fancy shirt The shaking of hands, the taking of stands Vague talk of future plans Share a decorated dessert Chorus: And we're all naked beneath our clothes From our hair down to the toes What you see is only a look that somebody chose We're all naked Beneath our clothes One final look; I wander around Feet barely on the ground Take in everything that I see Some curious stares; A couple of shares I sign my own affairs Handing back the card and the key [chorus]
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I haunt the halls a final time I've taken in all of their anger The flicker of fluorescent lights Familiar faces on each stranger The cake is cut, the banners hung A ceremony long awaited The day is out my work is done Services no longer needed Labored goodbyes become me Pleasantries returned in kind It's only in my leaving I must face a troubled mind How long it's been, it s hard to say For I am weak and much afraid The broken face of wasted years Looks back at me from every mirror (The passion that once filled his eyes Has left, leaving only conplacense Theres no one and nothing left to fight They're all gone now leaving only empty spaces) California beckoned forward Sarasota held me back Those years ago I broke my word But I never meant for that The only face I can recall An overwhelming feeling That which you made with your withdraw To the announcement of my leaving I revisit that day every night Regretting every sentence With you I was to share my life Now only shared resentment How long it's been, it s hard to say For I am weak and much afraid The broken face of wasted years Looks back at me from every mirror (The passion that once filled his eyes Has left, leaving only conplacense Theres no one and nothing left to fight They're all gone now leaving only empty spaces) Years I've wasted Years I've spent Years of chasing Without relent Years without Years within Years of joy Never began Years ago Years gone by Years alone A heavy sigh Years squandered Years in rooms Years to wander Without you
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Two weeks have gone by It's time to say goodbye I'm sure to miss all of you Ha ha! Just kidding …screw you! CH I'm gonna be free, free, free today at 5:30 I'm gonna be free, free, free No more work for me! I'm gonna be free! :|| Today is my last day! My last day filling the paper tray My last day getting your coffee For the rest of my life it's all about me CH …..Today is my last day here, oh how the years disappear no more sucking up to the boss From now on I'm in charge because I'm free, free, free oh I'm free, oh I'm free.
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So Long, So Long, Mindless Paperwork So Long So Long, So Long, Boring Routine And So Long, Especially, To The Damn Fax Machine Chorus (repeat) I'm My Own Boss Now, And I Love How, I Can Do What I Want To
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so it's time to celebrate cos he's leaving work now and it's fine to be irate when you're cleaning dirt out when ya find you're always late for ya kid's sports games cos the overtime pay keeps the food on the plates but he made a plan when he was scrubbing the floors the get rich quick scheme to get him out the door and to give his kids everything, he had and more he was always just restricted to what he could afford took a chance, a risk on that two-week notice a new stance, he wished that it wasn't so hopeless to dream, but he's a man of faith and it seems, that his plan will make the bread, the bacon, and the smiles on their faces instead, of hatin' that their dad is always vacant he's past the point of no return the hills are in his focus it's the last day of work and the wheels are now in motion you do the job, you're workin' just to get the paper goin' off the clock, your boss is just a hater so you need to stop get a better way to scrape a dollar so ya gotta say screw you see ya later she was fresh out of uni, just looking for a job just something simple loosely, based on what she wants she applied got an interview almost right away she was surprised; no experience under her name buy they gave her the world, gave her the time yea they played this girl, and they played her right get 'em when they're young so they don't have a clue that a proper work place isn't supposed to abuse you give 'em late nights with no paid overtime and sedate the fight with guilt trips on their gripes "we're a small business so if you call in sick we'll go under, so everyone needs to do their little bit" she's fed up, had enough so she hands in her notice keeps her head up, it's tough but she ain't hopeless she's past the point of no return the hills are in her focus it's the last day of work and the wheels are now in motion you do the job, you're workin' just to get the paper goin' off the clock, your boss is just a hater so you need to stop get a better way to scrape a dollar so ya gotta say screw you see ya later
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You're not paid to sit, you're not paid to stand around You're not paid to submit, your proposal after hours Your're not paid to stare, you're not paid to ask questions Are you unaware? of benefits and reimbursements It's your last day of work....goodbye and good luck You're not paid to talk, you're not paid to be nice You're not paid to think, you're not paid to give your advice You're not paid to learn, you're not paid to turn those pages You're not paid to relax, you can do that on your vacation This will be a long ride home.... You're not paid anymore...
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There was a time - it moved so slow the closer you get - the faster it goes In the basement - of my memories I recall - time seemed so small. Chorus Take my Rolex. Take my oak desk. Take my feelings all away. Take my sadness, Take my fear It's the beginning of the end. Was the tallest - tree in the forest. But now I know - night will come. From that first step - to the last step as they closed - the door behind me. Chorus
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been pushing all these boxes everyday my whole life put 2 kids through high school paid the bills of my wife that bastard boss of mine has caused me so much pain and strife on the day that I retire I'll say olney good bye and good night I'll take an open hand and slap him across his face that's for all the years of making me feel a disgrace in the view of my co-workers there's no growning cause everybody knows that the bastard had it coming he wrote me up so many times for being a minute late when i missed work cause of sick kids he said my excuse wasn't great never got a weeks vacation couldn't afford to go on a date on the day that I retire i'll say olney you've sealed your fate chorus the cops have come and dragged my sorry ass to jail it has all been worth it cause he made my life hell in a day or two i'll be out and won't have to deal with him anymore i'll finish my life happy knowing i got one good swing out the door chorus (but now in past tense)
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It's my last day. I'm so excited. It's my last day. I can't hide it. I worked here for a while. I wore my working smile. Now I'll put that smile away and put the real one on today. Cause it's my last day. I'm so excited. It's my last day. I can't hide it. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah What? Woah! I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. It's my last day. I'm so excited. It's my last day. I can't hide it. I know I shouldn't make a big deal. How's it gonna make 'em all feel? Who cares.
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Walking with my shovel in my hand Walking thru the graveyard yeah It's my last day to work at the graves Gotta new job with twice of the pay So I'm walking thru the graveyard yeah ---- I'm so happy to let go of this No more digging holes for them What's that moving at that grave there? I should have had a red bull yeah ------- No there's distinct… motion, soil disturbance What is that smell? What is that growling? Seeing things here Can't tell to anyone They'd lock me up least its my last day -------- I'm running with my shovel in my hand and Running thru the graveyard yeah Who cares now? My last day here and it may be my last day to live. Why do they keep saying brains? My wife is calling me to say Congratulations yay for me! Should I tell her about these things cause I'm running in the graveyard yeah
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Today's the day i'm getting out when I punch that clock i'm gonna dance im gonna shout Two weeks ago I told them that I'd quit the day is finally here and this is finally it I'm going home I will be free Once again these limbs will belong to me I'm done working for you take your timeclock card and hire somebody new seven years of my life devoted to this constant pain and strife are numbers written on a flattened tree are they the things that matter to me? at least once in your life you'll get the short end of that stick so take the chance of a life time and tell your boss i quit I've got something better in store no more bagging and 'have a nice days' anymore there's something waiting for me on the other side that i just can't I've been waiting too long for respect and freedom to see that you don't have to be dumb
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The first thing you should know Is I tried to find the perfect girl In confidence and nervous smiles Small noise and all of that Maybe its just me? But flesh and blood never fascinated They say you'll meet someone in time But I've grown sick while waiting Its strange, a melancholic thing To be young and know its not a matter of time Life is short and I resolved To search for you in blueprints and designs I gave you nerves, tiny steel wires That route up to your fragile core So you can reach the world at large And I hope you find more than me So I built you, a custom piece A clockwork girl for a mortal man Tell me, when I turn you on Will there be a spark, inside waiting When I see the thoughts you leave behind in code I wonder if you know I could program your every thought Make you feel how I would think Make you crash when I'm away You should know I could dictate your every move Make you bow down on one knee Make you nothing without me But no I could make you a synthetic heart A shallow weight to hold you down But I would have my dearest creation Be my equal and be free to choose I made you to adore, but won't force A reflection in your cold and perfect form The inherent fault in my design So live your function and be more than what there was before3
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Are you redundant or likely to be made redundant? Be positive. Did you feel the fear coursing through your veins when you’d discovered you’d been tossed in the garbage pile? That is worth nothing now. That’s right. You know, you do wonder why it’s you. Why the redundancy letter has our name on it and why it wasn’t several other people in the organization who probably should remain nameless. If the organization I think is determined to get rid of you it’s not if you’re going to go it’s when and how and I think in those respects get out with dignity. You wouldn’t know that she’s been through the hell of redundancy but the mental scars are still there. Let the world know that you’re available. It was a big shock for me to be honest. Let me guess, you have been made redundant. Do you now feel helpless, do you know what to do next? Very often they’ll say it’s the best thing that ever happened to them. I think that sometimes you can stay and fight but I think that if the organization really wants to get rid of you it’s just a matter of when. Redundancy doesn’t have to be all bad. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Any employer worth his salt decides at the outset who will stay and who will go. But the law requires the employers to pretend that they haven’t decided during consultation. Fear is your greatest enemy. Friends of mine are unemployed for years. Times have changed. Get it under control. Maybe it’s time to pursue a childhood dream. Perhaps it’s time to go and run a B&B in Wales. Am I doing more damage to the organization by staying than by going. Which is the better thing to do regardless of the pressure from other people. You think, what’s best for the organization? Now, after the initial shock I suppose being made redundant is never nice. It’s, you end up reassessing your life and reassessing what’s next. What, if they’re proposed twenty or more redundancies at one establishment within a period of ninety days there must be consultation by your employer with a recognized trade union or elected employee representatives. Realize that your job does not define who you are and that you are still the same person you were before the axe fell. First thing to thing about is that, ok, instead of actually going to work each day I’m going to go to work each day on what a nightmare, that is not what I’m afraid of. What I’m going to do next, who I am, what I want and what I can offer. And I’m going to make searching for a job my job. The past is irrelevant and the future has not yet presented itself. Maybe it’s time to pursue a childhood dream. Perhaps it’s time to go run a B&B in Wales.
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Same old same old I'm up at 6AM again The sound of the alarm hurts my head I don't wanna leave my bed I've made up my mind I'm not gonna do this anymore What am I working for? some bits of paper that aren't event mine? that go to some guy who doesn't even know that you exist He's in his office "you had something you wanted to say to me?" do you know that I exist? do you even care? do you even know what department I work in? I've made up my mind I'm not gonna do this anymore What am I working for? some bits of paper that aren't event mine? that go to you bob I guess what I'm saying is I quit this job He sits there stunned I can tell I've won I turn to leave I don't say a word As I walk out I hear him shout you're a braver man than I could ever be I've made up my mind I'm not gonna do this anymore I know what I'm working for I'm gonna make this whole thing right I'll get on the next flight I'm gonna start a brand new life
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I made fun of them, too Just like you When they said the end was coming soon The celestial clock Ran out of room on the rock It's as simple as two plus two Now, I'm a skeptical geek Not some gullible freak I've got no room for that New Age woo... So imagine my surprise When I looked at the skies And saw a planetary bullet aimed right between my eyes... [chorus] Now I'm gonna close shop at a quarter to five I'm gonna get drunk Gonna celebrate bein' alive I'm gonna get crazy, maybe find me a girl And feel the passion rockin' at the end of the world... I'm gonna grab me a beer and have me some fun Until the clock strikes twelve on December 21 I'm gonna party my life away On a Mayan Holiday I've got a 401K Tucked away I thought that I was really smart I could've bought me a boat A house on the beach Or a Formula racing car Maybe indulge in a vice Yeah, that sounds nice Now that we know there's no consequence Meanwhile on Channel Nine The Bad Astronomy guy Is shrugging at the camera As Humanity ends... [repeat chorus]
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VERSE ONE: I get quite hot up here you know I've never seen a flake of snow I got eight children that depend on me It's a lifetime's work, I'm never free Don't get to sleep, don't get to eat I generate your light and heat These hours really cross the line A neverending overtime Well CHORUS: I think 4.5 billion years is enough You don't like my decision, well, tough I'm not coming back, so you can cry I'm going away till the day I die Because this is over, I am done So say goodbye to your precious Sun VERSE TWO: All these labels you assign Leave me inside a close confine Sometimes I wish that I could just exist Have my own story, my own twist My own adventure that I make A dream from which I won't awake The loneliness I can not stand Abandoned here in no star's land CHORUS BRIDGE VERSE THREE: Sorry to be leaving you But I got things I wanna do Got half my lifetime ahead of me Just wanna do, just wanna be Why can't I have a life as well Be my own star and just excel A universal enterprise Just try to see it through my eyes CHORUS x2
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My new life starts today I think I’ll stay at home and sleep my life, a million miles away this vigorous determination is demanding I’m taking a breather now, it’s time for a rest and turning my life around If I never work another day in my life, can I still be happy? My every day is misunderstood So I’m gonna go, whoa-o, I’m gonna go Or it could be in my head I might be standing still or climbing high, or home asleep in bed Either way, it doesn’t change a thing My days are numbered, now, or sometime soon, It’s the beginning of the end If I never work another day in my life, can I still be happy? My every day is misunderstood So I’m gonna go, whoa-o, I’m gonna go Is there an interconnection between what’s good in my life and my monetary compensation? Even if I can find an occupation worthwhile, is there any hope for reconciliation? I guess I’ll be here for a while In an office that will never close I think it’s time that I went home sometimes it feels like my last day of work was a lifetime ago If I never work another day in my life, can I still be happy? My every day is misunderstood So I’m gonna go, whoa-o, I’m gonna go I’m gonna go find out, I’m gonna go right now. I’m gonna go, whoa-o, I’m gonna go

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This album is made up of songs from the "SpinTunes" songwriting competiton.

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The challenge:
The Beginning Of The End - Write a song about the last day of work. (2 minute minimum) (they had 11 days).

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released July 2, 2012

Album art by Matt Schubbe

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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