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Dishshift Misfits
03:32
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don't get caught
my grip tightens every day
tendons wrapped around my brain
clogged sinks won’t drain my life away
i’d never mix my work and play
the dishshift misfits
miscreants who miscreate
a quiet longing, out of earshot
of managers and the timeclock
don’t get caught dancing on company time
i dance nevertheless
tear out my hair in distress
under weight of this boulder
only weight i miss on my shoulders
the dishshift misfits
miscreants who miscreate
a quiet longing, out of earshot
of managers and the timeclock
don’t get caught dancing on company time
tinnitus and tendonitis
buckled knees and a crooked spine
crush the soul of my feet in due time
shredding my vocal chords
i scream
catharsis
locked in my car
on my 15
i scream
don’t get caught dancing on company time
don't get caught
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Bittersweet
05:47
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whiskey and caffeine fuel this
daydream machine on a
lifelong rental lease
asleep at the wheel spitting out
gas station coffee grounds like
coal dust that burns the clouds
as the mileage climbs
the clock reads end of the line
flick on the AC
to burnt rubber desert heat
speed needle twists 180
force the air into a breeze
bumming leftovers from the ashtray
blowing exhaust into blue gray
what’s left of me when you wash away?
bittersweet
like coffee and cream
take off the edge
to put me back on again
i can’t skip you
as much as i’d like to
you try to escape out west
but a repo man’s waiting under the sunset
it’s a promise not a threat
they’ll come to collect your debts
sleep-walking out of a race car bed
to a company car painted blood red
my engines alive but so close to dead
bittersweet
like coffee and cream
take off the edge
to put me back on again
i can’t skip you
as much as i’d like to
ain’t it bitter?
ain’t it sweet?
could be better
at least i feel complete
i’m not tired
i’ll make sure
to not get fired
drink till i feel full
maybe just
one more swig
baby just
let me rest
i’ll give my best
i'll give my best
let me rest
bittersweet
like coffee and cream
take off the edge
to put me back on again
i can’t skip you
as much as i’d like to
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