Blue Collared Chumps

from Rope Burn - Full Album by Idle Threat

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That’s it. I’m out. Into another year of freedom from financial doubt. That is to say I’ve hidden my cash under the bed and just walked away. They say that a penny saved is a penny earned and though I appreciate your concern for all the cash and bridges that I’ve burned, if there’s one thing that rings true it’s that I’ve learned: You’ve gotta lace your boots up, worker-man, and don that collar blue because your master has a plan and it’s not for you. You’ll be a millionaire the day trees sprout money. But not before we’re all stripped bare and been brought to our knees by these bastard suits that seem to feed on currency and spew out nothing more than more bullshit lies sold as plans and a billion idiots dressed just like me. Just like you. When you’re finished working in the din of the engine room replacing cogs stripped bare and wheels clogged with rust, make sure the floor is clean. By the door you’ll find a broom for sweeping up broken dreams and bones that have been ground to dust. I know it’s shitty, son, but a lot of the time it’s simply easier to tow the party line. So as your alarm wakes you from your dreams of sleep and your aching back cracks as you bend to your feet to lace your boots up, worker-man, and as you don that collar blue, you’ll realise that their plan was not for you.

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from Rope Burn - Full Album, released August 10, 2018
Produced by Clayton Segelov
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Clayton Segelov
Assistant Engineer Angie Watson

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