Luke Payne - Tokens

from Round 26, Week 10 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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lyrics

here’s to the fortune tellers
here’s to the snake oil sellers
warning emissions from our 3D printing machines
are poisoning the wells that keep our landfills clean

bring us your tired and weary
we need to see them clearly
if only to be sure our hearts are fully broken
fortune will destroy the fools who keep their borders open

it’s all beside the point anyway
no one ever hears what i say
cause i spent all of my tokens the minute i arrived
on a chance to win a chance to get a look inside
now i’m just picking up trash for something to do
while i watch all of the soda swillers shuffling through

all you old white guys with a
boulder up on your shoulder
take heart that Sisyphus is jealous of your struggle
so tragic your miller lite is just half full

incels i must salute you
don’t let the woke pollute you
riding side saddle with your hologram grim reaper
she called you a b-side but he thinks you’re a keeper

once love was a dream that hurt so right
back when i could still sleep at night
but i spent all my tokens the moment i arrived
on a chance to win a chance to get a look inside
gathering these tickets that were tossed on the ground
while i wait for the shuttle to circle back around

is this a half life?
is this a real life?
is this a shelf life?
will it ever feel right?

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from Round 26, Week 10, released February 17, 2020

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