1. |
Blue Collar Blues
03:23
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Chorus
I’ve got them blue collar blues
Whatever I gain, I lose
Get my paycheck, pay my dues
I got them blue collar blues
Verse
I woke up today
Everyday is the same
Gotta go get paid
Everyday is the same
Workin’ long hours
It’s costin’ me my power
Makin’ me a coward
It’s costin’ me my power
There’s things I should do
But I ain’t got the time to
Trying to stop déjà vu
But I ain’t go the time to
Chorus
I’ve got them blue collar blues
Whatever I gain, I lose
Get my paycheck, pay my dues
I got them blue collar blues
Verse
I gotta girl I love
Who I don’t see enough of
There just ain’t enough time
There just ain’t enough hours
Would rather be in school
But I can’t afford to
Would rather be lovin’ you
But I can’t afford to
Wish I could get away
Do something I’d be proud of
Losin’ my urge to
Do something I’d be proud of
Chorus
I’ve got them blue collar blues
Whatever I gain, I lose
Get my paycheck, pay my dues
I got them blue collar blues
Verse
Lookin’ above at the empty sky
Here we go
Here we die
How can it be that all of this is all there is to existence?
Breakin’ my back, breakin’ my heart, breakin’ my will, breakin’ it all
I just need some way to leave, somewhere to think, some time to grieve
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2. |
All In
03:56
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Why are my nerves doubling on me?
I can’t hit away all of this tension?
Standing so close to a pitfall
Splitting all of my good intentions
So here we go again
Feelings of pointlessness
Feelings of emptiness
Feelings of regret
I needed a little something to get excited for
Found something, didn’t know what was in store
I needed some break from this monotony
A little gamble for some extra currency
Hopin’ to add to my productivity
But all I’m doin’ is makin’ me queasy
All in
All in
All in
Again
Why are my nerves doubling on me?
I can’t hit away all of this tension?
Standing so close to a pitfall
Splitting all of my good intentions
I’m strapped and I need some more; come on and deal it
Basic strategy says that I should hit this
Look at me bashing capitalism
While I’m trying to live the dream within it
Fuck trying to produce anything with value
I just want to make my worthless debut
Loosin’ so many fingers, it’s like my world’s crashing down
I better stop all of this before I start to drown
All in again I had just made so much
All in again now I’m below the start
All in again and don’t tell me good luck
All in again, you need it
The personal is political but I know it’s also myself
And I want to take a second to step out of that realm
You got these people smiling telling you good luck
But all that you’re doing is trading buck for luck for buck
I know that their just making ends meet
And I’m just taking my faults and I’m projecting
But I can’t help but look at others like me
Just so discontent with the monotony
Addicted to the thoughts of breaking poverty
Addicted to the thoughts of bettering
So much you grow addicted to the act of betting
And my nerves are sickening me endlessly
Chasing your losses
Enriching bosses
While I should be stopping this thoughtless
Process – but damn I just won two hundred
But then I got anxious and I went and lost it
I’d’ve quit while I was ahead but I lack discipline
And the culture tells me to spend spend spend
Here I go again, trying to displace the blame
But I absolutely think that it is a relevant claim
Casinos are a microcosm of capitalism
And shame on me for getting involved with it
Not because of my politics but because of me
And my addictive tendencies
Personal, political
Heart attack
Miserable
Waitin’ on a gamble
To pay the phone and car bill
Just so senseless
But god I love this
Like a new addiction
A habit that can catch on quick
All in again I had just made so much
All in again now I’m below the start
All in again and don’t tell me good luck
All in again, you need it
Why are my nerves doubling on me?
I can’t hit away all of this tension?
Standing so close to a pitfall
Splitting all of my good intentions
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3. |
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I saw a girl wearing sunglasses made by D&G
I saw someone similar in a rape they were sponsoring
She woke up moist from a thinspirational wet dream
She woke up bruised after a capital fantasy
I’m a lady screaming for you to stop
This entire gang rape that we have bought
They calculated each color and every life
Of course everything can have a price
Violet, Violet, Violet, can you hear me?
I’m looking out for you
I am working so hard to understand everything that makes you do what you do
Soon you will be able to buy everything
I’m dreaming of a cascading romance
It’s taking each and every one of us so far away
A place where I am unnecessary
A place where you can smile again, darling
The inhabitants have lovely skin
It’s dark and warm not green and sick
I awake to hear you screaming in pain
I’m dreaming, I’m dreaming
Hush hush, you’re not insane
You have started calling me mother
But I am no such thing
I’m merely a critic of this shame
That you have to play like it’s a game
I will help fight for your life
As long as you fight for it too
Now please, won’t you hold me?
And I will make love to you
I will try to never sell this to you
I will try to never sell this to you
Even though it may be hard
And it will only get harder
As our veins of faith intersect with one another
And all of the gold has run dry
We will try and try and try
We can find its weak points
It will hang itself if we pay it enough
I’m trying
I love you
We all need your strength
And your defiance
And mine as well
Will you join me?
Will you join me?
What do you buy?
What do you buy when you love him?
What does he say?
What does he say when he needs you?
What does he give?
What does he give that you need?
What are your prayers?
What are your prayers asking God?
Can you not see?
Can’t you wake up to his lies?
Even if you can
Can you do anything about it?
Given to him
By every single one of us
Please forgive me
Please forgive us
Please forgive yourself
For we know not what we’ve done
Shaking in the shell
That he’s plastered around you
It’s cold and it’s cramped
And it’s killing you
You will never smile it all away
It only brings decay
I know that you’re there
I know that you’re breathing
I know that you’re alive
I know that you can see me
I want you to look inside
Look inside yourself
It’s okay to cry
But not okay to give up
You can beat this
You can beat this
You can beat this
You can beat this
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4. |
No More
03:47
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Lincoln didn’t want class warfare
He didn’t live in this day and age where
Singles mothers needed government welfare
To just get by
To just survive
To just provide
Their children the consumption
That the American dream wasn’t an illusion
The free market is just a delusion
But the lower class knows they’re losin’
Any hopes of climbing that ladder
But what does any of it matter?
The poor eat food stamps while the capitalist ultra fat get fatter
No more
(ultra fat get fatter)
(whatcha gonna do about it?)
No more
We need a change
Brighter would be nice but I just hope there is a tomorrow
‘Cause see, this is where this show is goin’
The planet’s resources are mighty low and they’re almost
No more
No more
No more
No more
What’s gonna happen when it all gets scarce?
The poor are going to die, who else?
Population double in forty years
There’s not enough room, this you know
Someone’s gonna have to go
Will you be here?
Just ask your bank
It’ll be clear
No more
(just ask your bank, it’ll be clear)
(whatcha gonna do about it?)
I know that these rhymes seem a little off beat
But I want you to listen to what I’m preaching
Everyone thinks that democracy is about voting
But within capitalism it’s about where your money is going
Whose pockets are growing?
Our politicians have become puppets on strings
Held by dictators that work for Wall Street
Where’s your money going?
Where’s your money going?
$19.90 of your $20 shirt goes to making companies like WalMart work.
And ten cents goes to paying the twelve year old who made it
And with labor and resources at such a low price
How can your American mind resist such a vice?
No more
(how can you resist this vice?)
(we’re running out)
(whatcha gonna do about it?)
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
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5. |
The War of 2060
04:25
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Chorus
death smog fills this wretched place, we cannot breathe
People starving, all the food is being hoarded
Confined spaces, shanties filling all the land
No more choices, all our freedoms have been purchased
All around the world the people are revolting
The rulers, the filthy rich have been building their offenses
Numbers, powers, the two sides are all out brawling
Welcome to the war of 2060
Bridge
Years of greed – have finally taken their toll
Revolution throughout the world
The land is raped, there is not enough
Resources to sustain
Verse 1
The proletariat have been
Building forces to combat the
Emporers who have stole from them
Who have stolen from the Earth
A large concentration of wealth
Began to emerge years ago
The pockets of only a few
Held all of the dreams of billions
The poverty of the masses
Made them have to buy the cheapest
Things that they could leading to the
Exploitation of all labor
Further expanding the poor class
The former well-off now struggled
As the lower class expanded
Class warfare became demanded
Chorus
death smog fills this wretched place, we cannot breathe
People starving, all the food is being hoarded
Confined spaces, shanties filling all the land
No more choices, all our freedoms have been purchased
All around the world the people are revolting
The rulers, the filthy rich have been building their offenses
Numbers, powers, the two sides are all out brawling
Welcome to the war of 2060
Bridge
Years of greed – have finally taken their toll
Revolution throughout the world
The land is raped, there is not enough
Resources to sustain
Verse 2
First they all tried democracy
Special interests made this useless
For it was already too late
Corporations were those in charge
They fought for deregulation
Battle by battle they won it
Monopolies began forming
And the elites just kept hoarding
Complete disconnect from labor
No one could afford their own cre-
-ations, it was all being built for
The upper-class controlling them
Globalization was then used
By the proletariat to
Organize themselves against the
Forces that kept them all oppressed
Here we go out of the fold
Here we are to reclaim what is ours
Here we fight to end this plight
Our discord will now be yours
Chorus
death smog fills this wretched place, we cannot breathe
People starving, all the food is being hoarded
Confined spaces, shanties filling all the land
No more choices, all our freedoms have been purchased
All around the world the people are revolting
The rulers, the filthy rich have been building their offenses
Numbers, powers, the two sides are all out brawling
Welcome to the war of 2060
Welcome to the war of 2060
Welcome to the war of 2060
Welcome to the war of 2060
Welcome to the war of 2060
Here we go out of the fold
Here we are to reclaim what is ours
Here we fight to end this plight
Our discord will now be yours
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The Trying Cincinnati, Ohio
The Trying is a solo music project from Chris Kaetzel. I blend sounds from a wide array of genres and influences to create a unique sound to encapsulate a myriad of emotions and topics. My lyrics are always genuine, no matter the content, and that is a major driving force behind The Trying. ... more
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