LYRICS


EXPLOIT YOURSELF
(written 2023/recorded 2024)

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take all drugs that will maximise you
eat all pills that will erase sleep to
squeeze as much as possible out of
your tired muscles, brain, sex and stuff

don't work for another entity
exploit yourself and croon this ditty
work your butt off to feel entitled
to uplift from the weak and bridled

work your ass out at your local gym
lift the weights and go twerk yourself slim
cancel meals and present your go-go
perfect image in the shop window

upraise from self-contempt, i see ya
reborn and bold in social media
seize the day and the night and don't look
damn left or right by hook or by crook

slick self-torture is what you should learn
get the most out of yourself and turn
every defeat into victory
a.k.a. self-contradictory

emancipate yourself from all those
expectations of dear friends and foes
'cause you are not obliged to render
an account of life as pretender

you must change
your life and
maximise
your impact

before they
exploit you
first exploit
yourself and

do not let
others take
away your
dignity

everything
you've ever
done up to
now was wrong

you were wrong

focus on not to be diverted
by all topics that are deserted
by environment, war or mafia
or policemen that come and cuff ya

your work creates your identity
no room for snivelling self-pity
life is short, better be efficient
a king of self so magnificent

enjoy yourself in your self-bubble
reduce anything else to rubble
say the same thing in ever new words
because fine feathers do make fine birds

constantly raise the bar for yourself
beware not being left on the shelf
don't let others set benchmarks for you
look in ev'ry mirror say i'm goo

you must change
your life and
maximise
your impact

before they
exploit you
first exploit
yourself and

do not let
others take
away your
dignity

everything
you've ever
done up to
now was wrong

you were wrong

accept there's no time like the present
accept there is no time to relent
bestir yourself to constant upgrade
start the fight against constant degrade

become better than you ever were
go exploit yourself lady or sir
kick your own ass and bark your own shin
and start rumbling like rumpelstiltskin

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