Story Behind The Song
A collage of various issues against a backdrop of raw but jangled guitars, strong drums and a lyle workman type solo. Areas covered: Bush tax cuts, war in iraq, personal bankrupcy, the hollowness of corporate life, addiction to debt.
Song Description
a power pop rocker about debt in its various forms.
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Distressed |
Subject |
Money, Power |
| Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, Everclear |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
never have so few
lost so much and
nothing here is new
just history you haven't
touched with your own hands
pay on deferred plans
all of the forever debts
that are never paid off
put the gun away
high on the shelf
had to go that way
you say to yourself
"you knew what you wanted -
you went out and got it"
it's one of the forever debts
that are never paid off
mercy on my soul
I know
it's bankrupt again
all of the forever debts
that are never paid off
why do I wait
so long to pay
holes in my pockets again?
the wages of sin
are keeping me paid off
nothing within
is how I got laid off
I need for an hour
your access to power
for all of the forever debts that are never paid off