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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Nov 29, 2019 ^^
Rating : 4.959 (4,733/460,874 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2022-04-09T21:42:56.221923Z
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
i havenât seen anyone point out that when being welcomed to the town, the listener is offered the paperwork before they can look around and see what the living conditions are actually like. theyre not even allowed to observe what the town looks like before they sign away their rights to live there.
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4 years later and this song, despite being made based on a video game, still singlehandedly speaks volumes about irl capitalism/corporate greed in a very clever way with well thought out wordplay.
One of my favorite lines is "And you'll be grateful for seats at the table though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable" because its basically saying that yeah you may be a part of the group/company but you are clearly not thought of as equal to those in charge/control and they want to make sure you understand that you are lower than them and dont matter in their eyes.
Some other lines I love are "So we earn what were allowed and give it right back to the bar" and "The ale that cures what ails you, Zero Gee Brew your favorite flavor, so work til you bleed ennobled by labor then purchase relief from your local retailer" because it explains how the company/those in control know that the people below them only have so much they can get/afford to make the work worth it and they know the people are going to pay whatever they have to in order to get it even if it means spending the last bit they have.
This song is just so masterfully crafted and thought out, i love it so much.
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@TheStupendium
4 years ago
LYRICS: Welcome to space. What were you expecting? Itâs a dangerous place. Thank you for investing. Go there for your rota, there for your orders Fill up these quotas, we'll bill you for quarters Report to your foreman but watch for marauders âCus If you get eaten thereâs fees for your mourners Prosperityâs there in the care of magnates In Halcyon heaven awaits! Did you think this was supposed to look like the posters Well it mostly does, oh if you only read closer Just ten short years to a new frontier Snooze as you cruise and youâll wake up here! Youâve been trapped in that ship for an awful long time So perhaps you have simply forgot what you signed Honestly? Did you not read the colony policy? That defines you as company property? That waivers your say in autonomy? The conglomerateâs got you in lock and key We put the dollar back into idolatry If youâre upset you can rent an apology We are a family forged in bureaucracy No I in âteamâ but thereâs con in âeconomyâ Were you expecting adventure? Were you hoping for fun? My friend youâre indentured And pleasureâs exempt from your tenure So venture back down to your slum That's provided at generous prices Your worth is determined by your sacrifices A small term of service when down on the surface Internmentâs a freebie that comes with the purchase We work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to give Ourselves the rights to buy Ourselves the right to live To earn the right to die. Welcome to our little town! Why donât you settle down? Here, just fill out the paperwork and you can look around Weâre happy as can be inside the valley cannery We live to pack the cans of meat and not to question where itâs found Until we end up in the ground around the corner in the yard You know we thought we liked the sound of finding glory in the stars The board has taught us to be proud of never reaching very far So we earn what weâre allowed and give it right back at the bar The Ale to cure what ails yaâ! Zero-Gee Brew! Your favourite flavour! So work tilâ you bleed â ennobled by labour Then purchase relief from your local retailer If youâd rather drop dead thatâs fine But you know that dropping down dead bears a fine So you do your job, Iâll do mine I gotta meet a six foot deep bottom line We make a fortune for the board by selling boredom door to door Because itâs all that we deserve and it is all we can afford The secrets of the universe and all the worlds to be explored But our dreams are back on earth and now the work is our reward And youâll be grateful for seats at the table Though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable You may waste your days but at least you were able To pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle Be faithful and pray weâll repay what you invest Behave as you slave for humanityâs interest On account that youâre all on account and weâre quickly amounting humanityâs interest Youâd think that weâd sink to the brink of rebellion With markets dependant on peddling weapons The architect tells them the secret to heaven Is simply consuming whatever we sell them We work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to give Ourselves the rights to buy Ourselves the right to live To earn the right to die. You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print (Welcome to our little town! Why donât you settle down? Here, just fill out the paperwork and you can look around We work and then we work and then we work and then we work And then we work and then we work and then we end up in the ground) (WORK WORK HURRY HURRY WORK WORK WORRY WORRY WORK WORK HURRY HURRY WORRY HURYY WORK WORK) You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print
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