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Memorials Real

Featuring: The Memorials

Workin?, wishin? I was on the road.
Knowin? all the time I?m destined for much more?
I?ve been slavin? for a man that ain?t no good,
Thinkin? fire me, God damn I wish you would!
I wish you would!
?Cause you gimme scraps and it makes you feel proud,
And you got some nerve wanna go spread that shit around!
Talkin? ?bout what you gave me
Like it was free?
If you knew what I was made of
Would?a cherished me?

?Cause I?m real!
Won?t let ?em break me down!
I gotta do what I feel,
And do it with a smile!
I gotta face it, this time I can?t walk away!
This time I won?t let you get the best of me!

Have you ever settled for much less?
Did you ever go and walk out in protest?
Did you ever scream back in their face?
Did you ever give them just a taste of what you take?
With a blank stare
Like you just don?t hear them?
?Cause it ain?t fare.
You never did fear them?
Who ever said this shit would be easy?
Why is it always pain for gain?
When will this labour be fulfilling?
What can I do to make a change?

All you gotta do is be real!
Don?t let em break you down!
You gotta do what you feel,
And do it with a smile!
You gotta face it, this time you can?t walk away!
You got your dues to pay,
So go on and be real
with you especially!
You have it all eventually?

Should I speak nothing of this freedom
That I so humbly long for?
And yet I won?t explore the key to
Letting go of the pain from before.
Though I know they wish to break me?
Though I know they wish to break me?
Though I know they wish to break me down?
Down, down, down?
Never will they see me shed a tear!
I?m aware of my purpose here.
It?s not profound I?ve found
Just to be
The real me?
Just to be
The real me?