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Pay, Pray, Play

by Platypus Egg

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A very Special Thanks to Sabrina Danielson

This song was written in my deepest frustrations of how I was pouring so much into a job where insurance companies were profiting off of the entirety of my creative heart and soul. We are in the midst of the largest health care strike in history, but this song is for everyone who has worked their ass off to try to build a better future, only to feel empty and exhausted every night just to scrape by a middle class lifestyle.

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"Pay"

I eat at my soul to appease the demons
And they demand more I sacrifice myself away
It keeps the madness at bay
Working my life away
All the time I will pay
I will pay
I will pay

I place my life upon an altar of shoulds and musts
A noble fate
I compare so favorably
When I look down my nose it's a very long way

I place my life upon an altar of shoulds and musts
A noble fate
Puritan work ethic I compare favorably
I look down my nose a long way


"Pray"

Blowing in the wind, my mind is swirling
Trapped in a storm, swept up and whirling
Spinning my wheels, sinking deeper
Dragging me out, I grow sleepier

I sleep once more to gain the strength to go right through the storm
And i sleep to gain the will to break down the door

I sleep once more to gain the strength to go right through the storm
And i sleep to gain the will to break down the door

Grinding my gears, frantically baiting
Losing the will, hoping and fishing
Sinking below, the burden is weighing
A grateful death, I can be set free


"Play"

Why must I fit myself into your reality?
It's not me whose judgment is questionable
Tradition ain't validity
And age isn't any good reason you know more than me

Adaptable, capable, just not pliable to your will
Obstinate, rebellious, not willing to swallow the pill

The wold expands, I reach outside the one you've shown to me
I don't know if I can succeed, somehow it doesn't matter to me
Don't be afraid I'll be hurt if I stumble and fail, it's to be free

The pain is unreal and I've been burned
No one prepared me for the rancor returned
The things that I felt, the things I learned
To die is a privilege that must be earned

I chose to run away, but instead I fell so far behind
I'm forever catching up to understand my mind
I chose to run away, but instead I fell so far behind
I'm forever catching up to understand my mind

I know the risks, I cannot stay, I want my world big, I choose to play
I know the risks, I cannot stay, I want my world big, I choose to play
I know the risks, I cannot stay, I want my world big, I choose to play

credits

released October 6, 2023
Lyrics by Michelle Louden
Music by Michelle Louden and Platypus Egg
Michelle - guitars, vocals, flute, alto flute
Mark - bass, violin
Kris - drums

Produced by Platypus Egg
Engineered and mixed by Kris Calabio
Mastered by Nico Staub

Recorded at San Diego Music and Arts Company and Calabio Audio
Special Thanks to Mat Rakers
Very Special Thanks to Sabrina Danielson

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Platypus Egg San Diego, California

Platypus Egg began back in 2008. United by their fascination with experimental music, they began to explore a way to make music that could bridge all their tastes. Their sound slowly morphed from jarring, and at times uncomfortable to a coherent, vulnerable voice. Fans usually say "You won't get it by just listening to one song. Once you hear 8 or 10, that's when it starts to make sense" ... more

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