Better Job

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lyrics

maybe i should get a better job
one where i can wear a tie to work
actually i'm a woman
it'll have to be a mini skirt

maybe i should get a better job
one where i can claim expense receipts
one where i can flaunt my ego
and shit on other industries

i know you joke about our kind
behind closed doors
but would it kill you to give us just
a little bit more

retrain me
teach me how to be
a morally upstanding
member of society

maybe i should get a better job
one where i can afford to make a mess
one that solely relies on
my messiah complex

i'm surprised you've got a better job
considering your experience
graduate, opinionist,
so nothing all that relevant

it's hard for me to understand
where you're coming from
when everyone you seem to care about
is in london

retrain me
teach me how to be
a morally upstanding
member of society

do you know we've all got other jobs
we can’t live on this dying industry
and none of us can afford to be
the new rolling stones or bowie

if you want we'll all get better jobs
but you can throw away your dvds
you can unsubscribe from netflix
and delete your music library

would you take me seriously
if i was more respectable
would my words have more leverage
if i went to private school

retrain me
teach me how to be
an upstanding
member of society

i bet you don't dream
even in your sleep
bet you don't loosen your tie
even when you close your eyes at night

do you know how many times i've had to be polite
when someone says oh one day you'll be alright
i mean, i never said i'm not alright
that's your projection, your expectation, not mine
it's the awkward meet ups where i'm forced to explain
that radio play doesn't pay these days
it's the school friends who tilt their head
and say oh
i thought you'd be working
in the city of london
after you graduated oxford
but how’s the barista job?
well at least it's something
at least it's something
so thank you for perpetuating the idea that we
are doing less than we should be
call me a slacker a drop out a waster
oh sorry am i being too abrasive?

if you were doing my job you'd have been fired by now
but somehow, just somehow you're still f***ing about

retrain me
teach me how to be
a morally upstanding
member of society

retrain me
teach me how to be f***ing boring
show me conformity
please

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released February 12, 2021
kira inez riess (vocals, lyrics, mix) felan quirke (drums) ace ambrose (guitar lead)

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