Commencement (At the Obedience Academy) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by modestmousenirvana 

Cover art for Commencement (At the Obedience Academy) lyrics by Aesop Rock

This song is about working 9 to 5 and how it sucks.... one example: now i'm six foot four with a six-floor walk up just to recline with no free time. the alarm storms at nine. my daytime's on some "yes, sir. okay, sir. right away, sir. sir, do you mind if i breathe, sir? oh you do? well excuse me, sir, fuck you." i breathe slow.

he climbs six floors with no time to relax and then he's up at nine the next morning only to say "yes, sir. okay, sir. right away, sir. sir, do you mind if i breathe, sir? oh you do? well excuse me, sir, fuck you." Sir being his boss.