Breakdown

from Hold & Release by Matriarch

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lyrics

What did you do today?
Bare minimum is not enough to slay
Don't you know, you've got to work maximum
But expect bare minimum in pay?

Who am I spending all my life
40 hours a week for?
And when I get to retire
will I enjoy my life more?
Or will I just be in the rat race
'til I turn Eighty-Four?
Spinning around
until I have a nervous breakdown!

This system is not for us!
There's no hope for lower class
No healthcare, no pension, no regard
for creativity or basic care

Who am I spending all my life
40 hours a week for?
And when I get to retire
will I enjoy my life more?
Or will I just be in the rat race
'til I turn Eighty-Four?
Spinning around
until I have a nervous breakdown-
oh bore!

What can we do about this?
There's no hope in the current system
We've got to start from scratch
and help each other out
Before there's more on the streets!
There is more on the streets!

Who am I spending all my life
40 hours a week for?
And when I get to retire
will I enjoy my life more?
Or just break down?!

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from Hold & Release, released June 29, 2018

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Matriarch Seattle, Washington

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Music Video: youtu.be/0qOIg3zvxn0

July 29th @ Clock-Out Lounge, Seattle - 7" release (21+)

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