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You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chains

by Fair Wages

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1.
Helicopter John 03:04
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Helicopter John he's got it all he got the best of them He rummaged through the gutter just to see if it was summer It was not, the gutter was dry Helicopter John he's got the only gig in town He's got the front page of the paper and a social fix it crowd He's got a lot, but nothing inside He walks all over town, not more than five feet off the ground Says to himself, my look at my life He walks all over town with just a frown and not a sound Says to himself, I'm ready to try Helicopter John is just a man no looking back again He wrestles with his spirits I'm the only one to take his hand And I don't want to lose him tonight Helicopter John he needs a quarter if you got it Doesn't need to see the pavement end he'll circle back around again And he don't want you to decide He walks all over town, not more than five feet off the ground Says to himself, my look at my life He walks all over town with just a frown and not a sound Says to himself, i'm ready to try I'm ready to try Oh I'm ready to try I'm ready to try I'm ready to die
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Really Glad To Meet You 02:47
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You You are You are so You are so sweet Well I'm really glad to meet you You should have stayed away I'm really glad I'm with you Getting stronger every day Whatever happens I'll be alright Whatever happens I'll be alright Whatever happens Know it's true Whatever happens Know it's true
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Self-Distraction 03:22
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I have no intention of finding my way out of here I told you before that I'm more than distracted It swells so deep like I've not been there before Cross to the back it's your scene I adore There's not a stronger reaction my hearts not dead I am well sure Talking so deliberately Handle me cautiously dear Cause it's time for a reprogram And this could be the year of self distraction And I love it, right here Play us a tune the one that caught the methods in action I don't know it's name but it's sad and eerie And it changed everyone, everyone the same The smell on the side of your clothing and nose Oh God, did you create it this way On purpose I can see inside and feels like years of traction and...
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Why 02:37
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Desperate need, wrought with strife Separate me, from my knife Oh I lack, the right time Simulation, needle pride Why, do I like it? Why, does it feel so nice? Why, do I like it? Why, cause it feels so nice Cannot face, my decay Incomplete, fill of space Eviscerate these, eternal strains Unwind my being, fry my brain Sponsor me, help me breathe Teach me Jesus, wash my feet Why, do I like it? Why, does it feel so nice? Why, do I like it? Why, does it feel so nice? Why? Cause it feels so nice Cause it feels so nice Cause it feels so nice Why?
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New Enlightenment 03:41
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A little layer will come through, I give a light and you give me your name See these places we come through, see these places look the same Relate to you, realize I can save us too Relate to you, realize I can save us too Did you decide how our bones will rest? Did we ever see the best? Is it always what we've gone through, the me that's you New Enlightenment obsessed Run around with a sharp knife, scream pre-meditated crimes Call it art call it subtext, call it fantastic waste of time Relate to you, realize I could save us too I wanted to love you I wanted to need you I wanted, I don't come through I wanted, I wanted I wanted to love you I wanted to need you I wanted, I don't come through I wanted, I wanted I wanted you
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I Don't Need Your Love 03:14
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Oh next to nothing, is standing underneath our love But I gotta have something, to inflate or just blow it up It's an obligation of circumstance, I'd be lying if I thought I had a chance I don't wanna be right but I probably am That's my curse and that's my stance I don't need your love, to make me happy I don't need your love, to make me happy When I've tired of trying my luck, and too enlightened to just give up I don't need your love to make me happy Oddly, entertain on a mountain top Fulfill a doctrine, premeditate experiment If your critical mind is on board with this A relinquished sense of hopelessness Then it's better to float on a sinking ship Then be a capsized athiest Fill me up, drain me out Congruence, or under a spell Fill me up, drain me out Congruence... I don't need your love, to make me happy I don't need your love, to make me happy When I've tired of trying my luck, and too enlightened to just give up I don't need your love, I don't need your love, I don't need it I don't need your love, I don't need it I don't need your love, I don't need it I don't need your love, I don't need it
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Anxious Anxious 03:21
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Today I finally shed my skin, displayed for all the world Today I let somebody in, not sure what that was for Today I finally shed my skin, displayed for all the world Today I finally chose for myself, today I'm more unsure And my hearts racing, my souls aching my hearts racing, my souls aching, but what for? Anxious Anxious pillows blankets No! I don't wanna face it Anxious Anxious pillows blankets No! I don't wanna face it, No! I don't wanna face it Anxious Anxious pillows blankets No! I don't wanna face it Anxious Anxious pillows blankets feed me therapy and Xanax No! I don't wanna face it
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Mandatory Socialization 04:34
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Quietly making headway toward a Mandatory Socialization Could have saved a lot of headaches, Mandatory Socialization Do you think it's an overreaction if I tried to burn your entire building down Do you think it'd create an attraction if I lit this fuse without a sound Sampling of a quieter nation, Mandatory Socialization Never mind natural creation, Mandatory Socialization It's totally cool, you're totally cool, at least you could have been cool Care that I needed so much facilitated my souls crush How swiftly it turned to much, but I knew I had to do it This tool swings so easily, so light and free It didn't have to be, I'd prefer if you were looking Crush that pile well, so perfect only I could tell The tapestry will hide the smell, and usher you away from me It's not easy, to hide from me, but I knew I had to do it
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This Last Year 03:20
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Hey, it's ok, everybody seems fine next to me and that's ok Everybody seems alive they all dream and that's ok And they're feeling fine Leave me speechless Watch me leave Comfort me Help me breathe All to the fate of my joy, awesome outrageous oh boy If the fire burns out I'll sing And this last year is making me scream Hey, do you mind, I'm scared of my own voice from time to time But I'm ok Seasons will change and the planets will fly and that's ok I'm sure I'm doing fine All to the fate of my joy, awesome outrageous oh boy If the fire burns out I'll sing And this last year is chasing me Unwrap my brain and enjoy Sleep in my bed and I'll sleep on the floor If the fire burns out I'll sing And this last year is chasing me And this last year is changing me And this last year is making me...scream

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released December 5, 2019

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Fair Wages Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Fair Wages is an original rock band from Lancaster, PA. Sorta punk, sorta alt-rock, check us out and be the judge.

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