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Oh Society

from Half Lives by Mel Brennan

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lyrics

Gotta flick the switch from
Pleasure to profit
I need pennies in my pocket
There’s bread to be won
Bills to be paid
I guess it’s back to the books today

‘Cause when there’s money to be made
All the rest must be delayed
But I got a song
That’s itching to be written
Before it’s too late

So pass me that guitar and sing

Oh society cog in the wheel
Spoke in the grease chug-a-lug-lug
I wanna break free
Oh society we swallow your spiel
Knowing it’s not real
Don’t you see we’re down on our knees

Better get this done on my desk by Monday
Guess I’ll be working ‘til Sunday
Got my head on a block tick tock
Don’t you know that time is money
And money is everything!

So where do all the dollars go?
Where’s my piece of the pie?
I guess it floats on up to the top
To the ones that took the planet for a ride
And never stopped

I hear a melody in my ear (it goes)

Oh society cog in the wheel
Spoke in the grease chug-a-lug-lug
I wanna break free
Oh society we swallow your spiel
Knowing it’s not real
Don’t you see we’re down on our knees

I’m lucky
To have a choice
I know I’m lucky
And I choose to make some noise

Oh society cog in the wheel
Spoke in the grease chug-a-lug-lug
I wanna break free
Oh society we swallow your spiel
Knowing it’s not real
Don’t you see we’re down on our knees

Oh society cog in the wheel
Spoke in the grease chug-a-lug-lug
I wanna break free
Oh society we swallow your spiel
Knowing it’s not real
Don’t you see we’re down down
Down down down down
Down on our knees
Begging for release

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from Half Lives, released July 23, 2021

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Mel is an Australian singer-songwriter currently living in Barcelona. Her musical style combines the early influences of pop- rock, jazz and bossa nova with her more recent experiences living abroad in Latin America and Spain - think Joni Mitchell meets Ani Di Franco in Rio de Janeiro. Her debut album, Half Lives, is a must-hear for anyone engaged in the modern struggle for work-life balance. ... more

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