Life Is Short

from Punk Dancing for Self Defence by Breakup Haircut

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I wake up, I got a lot of nerve
I got shiny black shoes and a clean white shirt
I got the Sunday blues, and it don’t half hurt
I take a breath, count my losses, and I make it work
I got bills to pay, I got loved ones to care for
Barely time to have a hobby, got a partner to be there for
Call it a blessing, I can’t call it a curse
I’m painfully aware that things could always be worse

Life is short but it’s the longest thing that I’ll ever do
I don’t wanna spend it all working for you
Life is short but it’s the longest thing I’ll ever do
I don’t wanna spend it all here working for you

Sitting in the office at 9am
I got nowhere to go, I got nowhere to be
Painfully aware that my time is a virtue
That I’m only really worth my productivity
I crowd fund to pay my therapy bills
But the longer I’m here, the harder it is to sit still
Call it a blessing, I can’t call it a curse
Because I'm painfully aware that things could always be worse

I don’t have to justify my existence
In this meaningless capitalist system

Je n'ai pas a justifier mon existence
Dans ce système capitaliste sans conscience

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from Punk Dancing for Self Defence, released July 15, 2022

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