bleak hours

from The Great Freedom by The Lust For Life

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12 bleak hours, six days a week
they are not allowed to speak
about half a million people

in shenzhen there’s a labour camp
someone jumped off of the roof again
nearly no one knew his name

he who pays the piper calls the tune
this is the soundtrack of the doomed
he who pays the piper calls the tune
so get on with it

recurring questions, time to bluff
a big pay raise, well that’s enough
in speech of appreciation

in shenzhen there’s a labour camp
someone jumped off of the roof again
nearly no one knew his name

he who pays the piper calls the tune
this is the soundtrack of the doomed
he who pays the piper calls the tune
so get on with it

now we’re full n so excited what the fortune cookie says
happy people never count hours as they pass
one two three four five six
seven eight nine ten eleven
the counting never ends

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from The Great Freedom, released March 17, 2012

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