I haven’t had to sweat it for so long, I think sweating it might be beyond me.
Sun rises above the factory but the rays don’t make it to the street.
Through the gates come the employees, beaten down and dragging their feet.
A group of lefties hand out pamphlets to the workers coming in.
For two people on the pavement life will never be the same again.
When she placed it in his hand, people must have seen the sparks.
Neither understands what just happened to their hearts.
“Another morning in this place has ripped me out of my dream.”
Realizing life’s a waste as the whistle lets off steam.
One thing about it all is nothing’s ever going to change.
It’s like our progress has just stalled and everyday is the same.
“She placed it in my hand.” Co-workers must have seen the sparks.
“I couldn’t understand what just happened to my heart.”
“Hello, my name is David, your name is Veronica, let’s be together, let’s fall in love. Hello, my name is David, your name is Veronica - let’s be together, until the stars go out.”
All we need is for something to give, the dam bursts open, we suddenly live.
“The boot off my throat, life is returning, the boot off my throat, let’s all emote.”
“Dawn breaks across this town and a new dawn breaks for me.
I couldn’t take the pains of the underclass, trying to smile through gritted teeth.
We must now all join up and throw off the shackles of shame.
United we can’t be defeated, they shall hear us proclaim.
I placed it in his hand. Comrades must have seen the sparks.
I couldn’t understand what happened to my heart.
Hello, your name is David, I am Veronica, let’s be together, until the water swallows us.
Hello, you must be David, I am Veronica - let’s be together, until we’re all finally crushed.”
All we need is for something to give, the dam bursts open, we suddenly live.
“The boot off my throat, life is returning, the boot off my throat, let’s all emote.”
i look like a fuckin’ FBI agent…
because i always feel like running
not away, because there is no such place
because, if there was i would have found it by now
because it’s easier to run,
easier than staying and finding out you’re the only one…who didn’t run
because running will be the way your life and mine will be described
as in “the long run”
or as in having given someone a “run for his money”
or as in “running out of time”
because running makes me look like everyone else, though i hope there will ever be cause for that
because i will be running in the other direction, not running for cover
because if i knew where cover was, i would stay there and never have to run for it
not running for my life, because i have to be running for something of more value to be running and not in fear
because the thing i fear cannot be escaped, eluded, avoided, hidden from, protected from, gotten away from,
not without showing the fear as i see it now
because closer, clearer, no sir, nearer
because of you and because of that nice
that you quietly, quickly be causing
and because you’re going to see me run soon and because you’re going to know why i’m running then
you’ll know then
because i’m not going to tell you now
she deserves attention and a microwave, just like the other girls
somebody tell Satan i want my f*ckin’ swagger back
