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Applicant (lyrics)

    See this shirt? See this tie? See these cheeks? They’re puckered wide
    I’m a real employable guy
    My desperation is the edge I’m wrapped around
    like every other jobseeker in this town

    I wasted time shirking, now I’m poor
    but I don’t mind working any more, no more
    Put me in an office where it’s nice and warm
    ’cause I don’t mind working any more

    I’m the perfect applicant, by which I mean
    I work independently, or as part of a team
    I’ve read Das Kapital, and I’m OK with it
    The system seems to work, why would I want to play with it?

    Ask me my beliefs, I’ll say they’re yours
    ’cause I don’t mind working any more, no more
    You won’t hear me utter phrases like class war
    ’cause I don’t mind working any more

    So if you want me to drink ink, I’ll say I’m thirsty
    I’ll eat toner ’til my stomach turns over
    and when the Winter comes, who needs the sunlight?
    Neon is the nearest and the nicest thing

    Subservient to you, once I walk through the door
    My blood aint blue, you’ll see it hit the floor
    when I’m slicing up my veins with letter headed A4
    ’cause I don’t mind working any more

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