Precious Time

from Heading For The Hills by Songs Of Dave

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lyrics

Verse 1
Big society
All you've ever known
Only decade old
But you assume substance
Carved in stone

Verse 2
Soaking like a sponge
Wet with social norms
Never step outside
To realise the rules
Feed the lie

Chorus
Silent you comply
In the name of progress
Pay until you die
Spend your precious time

Verse 3
Infants in daycare
Mothers must pay tax
Sold as parenting
Responsibly nurture
Down the drain

Repeat Chorus

Spoken Section
Good job you're eternal
Good job this is just a game
Good job you're a star

Verse 4
Toiling 9 to 5
Just to stay alive
Try to get ahead
When all is said and done
A lowly goal

Repeat Chorus

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from Heading For The Hills, released February 19, 2012

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David's songs are generally confessional or observational in nature, sometimes comedic or ironic, mostly of philosophical or theosophical subject-matter ... often in the form of imagined dialogue with God.

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