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lyrics

Promised a great leap forwards
led on a long limp backwards
Another regime of blindfold reform
Expected as ever to grin and bear it, as we
measure the cost of brushing our teeth,
interning 'til our pockets bleed
paying penance for the guarantee
"we're in this together, we're making progress!"
Europe's impressed. A model for the rest

The country built on brown envelopes
golden handshakes and blue-blooded hopes has never changed
It's the same divide with a different name.

No patriotic platitudes will pay the bills this month
No sound-bite speeches stop us facing the brunt of any
price-hike, cut back, passed down debt
the subtle condescension, or the loose-veiled threat.

The country built on cabinet strokes
Top tier tax breaks, struggling to cope

In time again, they'll litter the lampposts
Plastic heads, with hollow pledge.

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from ¯​​\​​_​​(​​ツ​​)​​_​​/​​¯, released September 29, 2018

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Shrug Life is the questionable, protective moniker of Danny, Keith, Josh and Laura. Together they make music and fight first world problems. This is their story...

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