Still Sane Lyrics

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Cover art for Still Sane lyrics by Lorde

THE SHINING ALLUSION PT 2

I forgot to write, perhaps the most obvious reference to The Shining;

All work and no play Never made me lose it All business all day Keeps me up a level All work and no play Keeps me on the new shit, yeah

This is a DIRECT quote taken from the movie, and possibly one of the most famous movie quotes of all time. During the turning point of Jack's downward spiral in the movie, his wife discovers that the manuscript of the book he has been writing for months consists of one phrase repeated for hundreds of pages: "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

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