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Blue Collar Blues demo

by The Trying

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1.
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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All In 03:56
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
3.
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
4.
No More 03:47
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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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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released October 22, 2011

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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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