A World Without Rest

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What have you done for me lately?
What are you doing for me now?
I need payment for my goodness
And I need you to show me now
All of life is just transactions
Never ending quid pro quo
Storing up those favors
You know what you owe
Conditional world, conditional life
Always performing with our back to a knife
No bad days allowed
No crying out loud
Just smile and work
Or they’ll put you six feet in the dirt
Always reaping what you’re sowing
Always expecting a return
Always asking for a favor
Always afraid of getting burned
We’re just one mistake away
Just one problem and bad day
Puts us one step from our fall
Always so close to losing it all
Jump through those hoops
Play all the games
Say the right things
Or get put to shame
Conditional world, conditional life
Always performing with our back to a knife
No bad days allowed
No crying out loud
Just smile and work
Or they’ll put you six feet in the dirt
You owe me and I owe you
That’s what we all believe is true
You’re either giving or you’re taking
That’s the thing that we all do
You think you have a friendship
You think you have support
But be an asshole for a day
And that will fall apart
Conditional world, conditional life
Always performing with our back to a knife
No bad days allowed
No crying out loud
Just smile and work
Or they’ll put you six feet in the dirt
You’re no different than a business
You’re no different than a slave
You’d better be producing
Or they’ll lock you in a cage
You think there’s love and friendship
But don’t put it to the test
Those words are just illusions
We use to not feel stressed
Conditional world, conditional life
Always performing with our back to a knife
No bad days allowed
No crying out loud
Just smile and work
Or they’ll put you six feet in the dirt
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