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the subway's hot, more humid than a Laundromat
the man next to me, looks like his tire's gone flat
it's all brightly coloured ties, beards and flies, under the earth.
you reach the hall, and there's still a walk, you hope it'll be a while
before you have to talk
you've had to tap dance, for your place at the table, since birth
it's not just you, it's what everyone must do, for what that's worth

Why do we do it to ourselves each day
hasn't the human race got so much more to say

the looks are blank, or downright ugly
it's not like you came in here and spat on somebody
it must be just the place, your face, or theirs
you've got a job to do, and so have they
it's not made easy for you, and that makes their day
they're stubborn and sick, so you're best trick
is to be silent and stare
while repeating in your mind, I just don't care

shouldn't we all be outside on a beautiful day
all of this is fiction, it doesn't have to be the way

none of it's important
none of it is real
we're all just spinning
this one big wheel
drop the facade
don't be afraid
no one's out to get you
you'll still get paid
your power is assumed
in title only
but if you don't let it go
you'll die sad and lonely
none of this around you is
worth the sweat and tears
you give
stop worrying so much and live

You bang your head, you shout and scoff
inside yourself, it's all kicking off
your sanity is hanging, over a vat of sharks by a thread
but your face is vacant, your limbs are loose
you've tried to explain, but what's the use
nobody has listened to a word you ever said
you'd be easily replaced by a monkey if you were suddenly dead

should we not try to understand what others want to say
wouldn't it be nice if the ones who didn't had to pay

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from Catch Up Or Don't, See If I Care, released December 20, 2014
Guitar, bass, mandolin, harmonica and vocals - Jon Cross

Written, performed and produced by Jon Cross of Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures.

Copyright Om/No Productions Music 2013

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The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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