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My heart pumps
My legs move
I sit down
I rot
I hide my stink
I follow directions
I know how to work
I keep my mouth shut
I know my place
I hide my stink
I need you more than i hate myself
You hurt me then you hurt yourself
Why hide the lie?
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It seems to be about the self-destructive environment of many workplaces. Does anyone know what sort of jobs Gira and/or his band worked at this time? A lot of songs seem to be about them, and I've seen an interview in which Gira said that at the time he felt like work was enslavement (or something of the sort, it's been a while since I read it).