Capitalism is a Drag

from Do You Respect Me? by Sketchy

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It's fair to say that I've become a lame cliche
I just drink and bitch and play guitar and slave for a week's pay
Sometimes I think things might change and start to go my way
Then the mailman brings another bill and I go prone again

So I sit sipping coffee and staring at screens
The real world just sits there and stares back at me
I'm a Picasso, my eyes on the back of my head
The patrons assume it's according to plan

How can you ask us to care?
A lifetime of rotting at work, it's not fair
How can you ask us for more?
When the future is death and the present's a bore
What's it all for?

I'll forever be destined to underachieve
Societal constructs make no sense to me
Work hard and get better, stand tall and be strong
But cow to the dollar and follow your boss

All that I need is a friend
I know it gets worse and it will be again

I want to believe in myself again
I want to believe in my family and friends
I want to feel healthy again
I don't want to be forgotten when I'm dead

(Lyrics: Schultz)

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from Do You Respect Me?, released July 8, 2013

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Sketchy was formed in 2013 in a Brooklyn apartment. They've since gone on to play festivals such as Punk Rock Bowling, The Fest, Pouzza Fest, Punk Island, and more!

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