Everything is free now
that's what they say
Everything I ever done
gonna give it away
Someone hit the big score
they figured it out
that we're gonna do it anyway
even if it doesn't pay

I could get a straight job
I've done it before
I never minded working hard
it is who I'm working for
Or I could get a tip-job
gas up a car
or try to make a little change
down at the bar

'Cause everything is free now
that's what they say
and everything I ever done
gonna have to give it away
'Cause someone hit the big score
they figured it out
that we gonna do it anyway
even if it doesn't pay

Everyday I wake up
am humming this song
and I don't need to run around
I can just stay at home
and sing this little love song
for the love in myself
If there's something that you wanna hear
you can sing it yourself

'Cause everything is free now
that's what I say
Everything you ever done
gonna give it away
'Cause someone hit the big score
they figured it out
that we gonna do it anyway
even if it doesn't pay

...'cause everything is free now


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    Yeah, it's pretty hard to argue against the file sharing interpretation. Which disappoints me, because the music behind the words is so heart-wrenching and powerful. It sounds like it should be about something bigger than not getting paid as much as you want because some people steal.

    I mean, I'm not saying that I condone piracy, but with this music, it sounds like melodramatic whining. It makes me sad, and not in the way that it should.

    onechadon July 29, 2009   Link

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