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The Contract
03:25
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Employment law is very complex
When you employ a minefield of wrecks
They come in late, they come in when they're rough
They top themselves when the going gets tough
If only, hey, there was some way to legislate and legally protect us from the downtime that's occurred.
So if you could just keep a lid on your despair
And then sign here - you're ready to go!
Contractually you're bound by the company laws
So get to work - enjoy your day!
I signed myself and never looked back
All those dark thoughts were gone in a flash!
It stops you feeling ever so grand
It's not despair, it's the hope I can't stand
Now that's life - still horrifying but (for me) contractually now fine. I have no mouth and I must scream.
So if you could just keep a lid on your despair
And then sign here - you're ready to go!
Contractually you're bound by the company laws
So get to work - enjoy your day!
I am in hell but at least - for now - I'm still alive
And company stock continues to rise
The only thing truly mine has been taken away
So get to work - enjoy your day!
Care about everything or care about nothing. But anything in between is pointless and insulting.
We know you care and you show it by how much you cry, until it impacts your leisure time. You can ignore the polished brutality reflected in your telephone screen. I have a voice but I cannot scream any more, because if I start then I'll never stop. My conciousness is not mine to own anymore. It's soldered to your TV set.
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She's (Not) In Parties
03:49
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My friends would say I’m anti-social, if I had any friends
But I know that I’m in the right - that’s where this song should end
When party season comes around you know where I’ll be found
You’ll find me in the kitchen, not in someone else’s house
The noise, confusion, crosstalk, bafflegab and god forbid
Exhaustion feigning interest in someone’s bloody kids
Exhaustion being int-resting – all thinking up new words
Then when you think you’ve got it sussed - it suddenly gets worse because
Some guy gets his guitar and starts playing ‘Wonderwall’
Some girl says she loves this one and tweets it to us all
This guy knows all the chords and shows me them as well
That’s why I’m not in parties
“Everyone loves parties” is the lie that I was sold
I’m counting down the four more hours until I can go home
A firestorm of boredom, awful music, strangers, schmooze
Conversational one-upmanship, no one explains the rules
All my life The Party’s been romanticized and hyped
Anticipation amplified, anxiety denied
Reality’s a bunch of over-stimulated fools
Without a thing in common bar they’re all in the same room
And then...
Some guy gets his guitar and starts playing ‘Wonderwall’
He thinks that I’m impressed so he plays it more and more
That girl thinks I’m impressed and moves me to the door
That why I’m not in parties
I heard that joke
I heard that story
Last time it was pretty dull
Out in the cool night air relief is palpable
That guy with his guitar is still playing ‘Wonderwall’
That girl’s still hanging off his every clanging chord
That’s why I’m not in parties
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The Contract (reSpray)
06:27
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Employment law is very complex
When you employ a minefield of wrecks
They come in late, they come in when they're rough
They top themselves when the going gets tough
If only, hey, there was some way to legislate and legally protect us from the downtime that's occurred.
So if you could just keep a lid on your despair
And then sign here - you're ready to go!
Contractually you're bound by the company laws
So get to work - enjoy your day!
I signed myself and never looked back
All those dark thoughts were gone in a flash!
It stops you feeling ever so grand
It's not despair, it's the hope I can't stand
Now that's life - still horrifying but (for me) contractually now fine. I have no mouth and I must scream.
So if you could just keep a lid on your despair
And then sign here - you're ready to go!
Contractually you're bound by the company laws
So get to work - enjoy your day!
I am in hell but at least - for now - I'm still alive
And company stock continues to rise
The only thing truly mine has been taken away
So get to work - enjoy your day!
Care about everything or care about nothing. But anything in between is pointless and insulting.
We know you care and you show it by how much you cry, until it impacts your leisure time. You can ignore the polished brutality reflected in your telephone screen. I have a voice but I cannot scream any more, because if I start then I'll never stop. My conciousness is not mine to own anymore. It's soldered to your TV set.
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Spray Lancashire, UK
Ric and Jen were members of 21st century pop terrorists The Cuban Boys, who topped John Peel's Festive 50 and the UK singles
charts.
Their offshoot project Spray predicted the electropop boom, unfortunately much too early for them to cash in. They released two albums in 2002 and 2006.
In 2016 they released their first full length studio album in 10 years - 'Enforced Fun'.
... more
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