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Eat the Rich

from The Laughter's Rehearsed by Happy Tooth

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lyrics

Nine times outta ten a tenant's outta time.
The landlords can't afford to own a garden
where the flowers die.
Found a line
but I'm too afraid to cross it.
When you're a hostage to an office
there's not many options.

(Sample:You may not have all you want/all you need)

You may not have all you want
or what you need.
But there's still people
who will shame you for it publicly.
They'll scream,
"Get a job,"
and then slither off.
Imperceptible,
like the minutes lost to ticking clocks.
Sick as dogs that don't even know
they're rabid yet.
No wonder criminals see your purse
and just wanna snatch it quick.
I'm yellin (Sample: Help!)
Like anyone can even hear it.
I'm by myself as well,
judging from your appearance.
They say they don't know what it's like
to not have (all you want/all you need)
I say we go commit some robberies
and burn some properties
and possibly block some streets.
(Help)
when the hands are in the air
we gotta leave.
Painfully aware of the shared
modesty from the economy
not ever properly providing
(all you want/all you need)
(Help)

(Chorus)
Eat the rich. x3 (x4)
*Last one is x5*

Everything we do's derivative.
And no one gives a shit.
Music makes money with less
intimate penmanship.
All that influenced by old white guys
with big houses.
They get a million and the
artist only gets thousands.
A puzzle where the pieces
can't be disassembled.
A film where the ending just isn't
as suspenseful.
Leaving my optics miopic.
Fuckin up my process.
If we're collecting objects
like a contest, then I lost it.
If this is all for profit,
then what's it really costing me?
And you don't really think logically,
or possibly,
or honestly
you'll ever even get
(all you want/all you need)
Everyone I know tells
me to sell myself
and most importantly
make sure you never ask for
(Help!)
They wanna know your worth,
not what you've felt.
Everyone I know is under the spell.
They just wanna take away
(all you want/all you need)
And make you beg for
(Help!)
There must be something beyond the price.
Where we can compromise
and all our awful lives aren't monetized.
And corporations still make sure the cost is high.
So you stay lost inside
and can't afford to get
(all you want/all you need)

(Chorus)

Eat the rich is a phrase they don't wanna hear.
The planet won't be here in a hundred years.
Forget about the present,
drink a couple beers.
And assume solutions
just appear when money's near.
Eat the rich is a phrase they don't wanna hear.
The planet won't be here in a hundred years.
Forget about the present,
drink a couple beers.
And assume solutions
just appear if money's near.

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from The Laughter's Rehearsed, released May 31, 2021

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"Both Happy Tooth and BDotJeff spoke to the idea that music can be therapeutic, and writing and recording is now less about reaching a larger audience than steadying the turmoil within. “You do start to question your own motivations, like, why am I doing this?” Happy Tooth said. “And I’ve realized that I love the art, and I have to make it because deep down it makes me feel better.” - MatterNews ... more

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