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Eating Chicken

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I arrived at work some friday morning, early ohsix
Plaided out and sleepmouthed, dragging dawn for my coffee fix
Checked my email, waiting bolded
So macy’s could use my song
I confirmed indeed it was for real
Everyone i told kept telling me this could be a big deal
But i was not convinced, i did not believe
Boosting bright buy culture and selling sweatshop sweaters
Seemed antithetical to my precious integrity
Though intangibles aren’t accepted by collection agencies...
Conflicted, i wrote back: i needed time
I asked for the weekend to talk to my wife and make a decision
They said that’s fine, but summer’s coming
Soon we’ll need the contract signed
I researched, i waffled, i justified
The money - so soothing - made it all right
Like a tetherball, i was drawn to the green light
I’d be crazy not to, fame is waiting
Just like
Moby wrote those essays but had no such qualms
When ad firms signed the cheques not everything was wrong
K’naan cut the poor to wave the flag for coke
Nike made sure saul won’t live hand to mouth no more
M.i.a. led a coup for honda’s coupe si
Feist counted as apple’s chinese workers died
It’s worthless without a price
Whatever you have inside, you’re
Going to have to monetize it
A man without a code
Is a flimsy tent that folds
When a strong wind starts to blow
Monday i awoke
And i said yes
* * *
I never heard from them again
And so my big break came and went
Untangling the knot inside my chest
Though i’d still feel awful whenever people asked
Sometimes i think the whole thing was
A test devised in shadows by some dark controlling class
To expose how small a sum it took to make me dance
About how easily i sold my soul to hold a cheque i could not cash
So i slunk back to my high horse, still in debt
My songs circled like birds and taunted me
I’d like to think i learned something from that
When i saw myself undressed, and didn’t know the person underneath
* * *
I was working overtime
When the call came down the line
They said that my home was on fire
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Decomposure

Decomposure

About “A Test” by Decomposure

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"A Test" is credited to Decomposure. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Test" appears on "Eating Chicken".

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