Working Weak
Corporate Chaos: Embracing Life's Bestest Day
Lyrics
The screams from my alarm scares the sleep from me
The loud sound of my alarm disrupts my sleep.
It's my sleep thief it steals dreams from me
The alarm is metaphorically described as a thief stealing dreams.
It's an invention invented with the intention of compelling
The alarm is portrayed as an invention designed to provoke swearing.
The most innocent of women to start swearing
Suggests that the alarm targets innocent women, encouraging them to swear.
I got a word with four letters to describe all the
Introduction to a four-letter word expressing frustration about work.
bullshit I heard on these four days of work
Expressing frustration with the nonsense heard during four days of work.
Jackie from HR is soon to give birth so there
Jackie from HR is pregnant, creating a situation that feels stuck or difficult.
backed up like brick wall or black boys on a curb
Describing a backed-up situation using a wall and a racial reference.
Or at least that's why I heard anyway outside
Hearing about Jackie's situation while in the smokers' area.
in the smokers haunt earlier today
Experiencing light rain that interferes with smoking.
Until light rain landing right on my b&h the water
Details the rain affecting a cigarette (b&h).
that wetted it made it hard to inhale
Difficulty inhaling due to wet cigarette caused by rain.
Four minutes more life is what a smoker would say
Smokers talk about gaining four more minutes of life by smoking.
like Jackie in admin who drinks 2 litres a day
Reference to Jackie in admin who consumes a large amount of liquid.
I know this because a little game I like to play
The singer observes coworkers, playing a game of wasting time.
I waste time and gaze at the water cooler
Specifically mentioning gazing at the water cooler.
but today is my bestest day of the week so far
Today is the best day of the week, and it involves alcohol.
It starts with f and ends with liquor
Reveals the word "liquor" as part of the weekly enjoyment.
For tonight we laugh we joke and play hard
Anticipation of laughter, jokes, and fun for the night.
Every day it is the same show
Expressing the monotony of daily work experiences.
my boss is an a hole but I'm on the pay role so I guess I'll just stay
Despite having a difficult boss, the singer stays for the paycheck.
Can I tell time is what he know wants to know
The boss questions the singer's punctuality.
I'm suppose to start at nine but its nine two 0
Noting a slight delay in starting work.
But it's not my fault it's the fault of Blair cause
Blaming the delay on external factors, mentioning Blair.
I went to the bus stop and there weren't no bus there
Describing the absence of a bus at the bus stop.
So I went to the train station and guess what I saw
Observing chaos at the train station, people resorting to kung fu to enter.
People doing kung fu just to get through the doors
People resorting to physical altercations to access the train.
Started fighting cussing and pulling hair and you know that
Witnessing a fight but choosing not to get involved.
I'm farse so I was staying there
The singer remains a bystander despite the chaos.
But now he's looking at me like I'm a liar but if he calls me
The boss accuses the singer of lying, leading to potential consequences.
that then I will get fired
The singer fears being fired if accused of lying.
Cause even though it's true I won't except that
Refusing to accept name-calling despite the truth.
no name calling that was in my contract
Asserting that avoiding name-calling is in the employment contract.
But I'm a good worker file all my files on time
Self-proclamation as a good worker who meets deadlines.
Don't get my files mixed up with files that's not mine
Ensuring files are correctly organized and not mixed up.
Printed on both sides are the correct codes
Details about the correct coding on both sides of printed documents.
And if he act like he don't know th I'll make him know
Pledging to make the boss aware if he pretends not to know.
But today is my bestest day of the week by far
Repetition of today being the best day, emphasizing the positive aspect.
It starts with an f and ends with liquor for tonight
Reiteration of starting the enjoyable evening with alcohol.
we laugh we joke and play hard
Anticipation of laughter, jokes, and playing hard for the night.
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