The Holy Wage

from Sunday Affair by The Letter Noon

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Written Recorded & Mixed By Kiavash Kia (Shirman)
Vocals : Emma Effers
Bass : Mamy Baei
Mastering : Paul Ashmore (www.audioanimals.co.uk)
Artwork : Ladan Tofighi
Voice samples from Mr. Barry Schwartz's "The way we think about work is broken" Ted talk

lyrics

VERSE 1
one condition no exceptions
this is our religion
you either like it or you dying
this is our decision
don’t try to ﬁght it, start a riot
there’s no opposition
you can keep on trying
bottom line is that its part of living
there ain’t no option is there?
there is no option, listen
you need a pot to piss in
some sort of proper kitchen
so you can head up couple biscuits
and provide for children
then when they’re older it starts over yo we’re all enlisted

CHORUS
you’re clocking in
you’re clocking out
you break the bread
then you wash it down
you pay your rent
cause you need a house
don’t stop to break
yes the time is now

VERSE 2
one condition must submit in to the greater system
this is the way to gain some weight around your naval imprint some pocket change up for the pay until your days are ﬁnished some holidays to keep you sane a shot away from getting
a bit ballistic postal
to ﬂip the script from normal
you would but can’t afford to
lose the room that boards
support your source of oil
resources force the toil
hands of a worker trying to get their little piece of soil

CHORUS
you’re clocking in
you’re clocking out
you break the bread
then you wash it down
you pay your rent
cause you need a house
don’t stop to break
yes the time is now

OUTRO
yo, yo you gotta work
yo, yo I gotta work
praise the holy wage that keeps us paid for our time on earth
yo, yo he/she gotta work
yo, yo they gotta work
pray to get a raise cause what you make is what your life is worth