we live in a world where people jump off bridges
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I can’t imagine a goodbye
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(hello, can I get a) fish and chips (please?)
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I think about my brother’s corpse
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(hello, can I get) ketchup (please?)
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I surrender to my brother’s death in my body
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(hello, can I get a) fish and chips (please?)
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why the fuck am I still smiling
I have tears in my mouth
tears under my mask
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(could I get any) vinegar (please?)
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ah, yes, it’s my job
that’s what I’m here for
minimum wage to pretend
to be pleasant
sell, sell, sell
to be welcoming
to the cesspool of humanity
stuff my face
stuff my hole
stuff, stuff, stuff
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I see a man in my brother’s jacket
I see his dead face
the ashes of the jacket
this man is still alive
my brother jumped off a fucking bridge, you “I’ll treat myself today” assholes
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there’s the door
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grieve on your own time
you owe me the big fat smile
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there’s the door
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I’m just here to have a good time
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you’re a servant
you’re not human
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you don’t get a sentence structure
you don’t get manners
you don’t get basic decency
smile, I paid for my burger
you don’t say no to me, I paid for my burger
I’ve worked hard for my burger
I don’t care
I don’t care
you’re here to serve (me, me, me)
you get paid for it
perform, you cunt
I’ve got a tenner in my wallet
give me my chippy, give me the full package
I’ll lick all my fingers
two-year rule, I’ll legally fuck you over
and over
and over
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I see my brother
still alive
on the edge of the bridge
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have a good day
you fucking robot
you can’t play their game
Croque-Melpomene 