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Hammer Time

from Back of the Fridge by Spare Jingles

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Sawin’ down some wood to make a room
You’d think that’d be the peak of my afternoon
I put away my drill and head on home
But nothing seems right when I’m all alone
Guess I’m clocking into another shift
My hands are always achin’, sore, and stiff
I need to satisfy my growing urge
So I can give my life an extra surge

Got my hammer and my saw
Keepin’ both eyes on the wall
Tryin’ to hide what I’m feelin inside
Lest I be judged by all
Brick by brick, nail by nail
Development & scale
My quivering eyes and casual lies that the beams’ll never fail

I’m sick to death of all the work I do
Betterin’ the lives of an elite few
Drunk on my unrivaled expertise
The cops’ll never guess it was a hick like me
Truckin’ on down into the woods
Packin’ up some lumber to give the goods
Smuggle it in, maybe leave out a nail
They’ll never catch me, I shall prevail

Got my crowbar and my axe
And all of us break our backs
Hammerin’ away all night, all day
Just to fill some dirty sacks
Well, how’d you like it if it were you
A month of your life for no quality shoe
Gettin’ paid in rice to be perfectly precise
…… Whoops! Looks like I forgot a screw

Well I guess my shift is done
Did my job (wink wink) for a measly sum
In a week or two, I’ll lay back and turn on the news
They’ll say that it’s a tragedy, I’ll be amused
I’ll walk on by that ruined site
Puddles of bodies I’ll look on with delight
“I’m done with this world,” I’ll say with a scoff
It’s time to retire, it’s time to fuck off

Don’t know where I’m gonna be after shit goes down
Probably fishin’ in an Alaskan town
Kickin’ along, right where I belong
Never to smile or frown
Got my hammer and my saw
Keepin’ both eyes on the wall
Wipin’ my tears, wastin’ my years on a mansion built to fall

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from Back of the Fridge, released September 3, 2022
Casey Lenhart — writing, performance
Breese Sherman — writing, performance, production

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