Lyric discussion by wonderfulmetropolis 

The song is about wasting time working, "for the man" at a boring 9-5 striving to stay above water. It's got the same meaning overall as a number of songs out there.

Thursday's "For The Workforce, Drowning" - songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858487168/ Pedro the Lion's "Penetration" - songmeanings.net/songs/view/80824/

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