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It's Ridiculous (feat. Louise Gaffney)

from It Takes A Village by ZASKA

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The song addresses the struggle of working a soul-sucking 9-to-5 job in order to earn enough to barely make ends meet,

lyrics

It's Ridiculous

Reality’s piling up
I keep a straight face but it’s calling my bluff
The pressure rains from above, from above

Some days I’ve just had enough
Throw down all my clubs
Take my ball out the rough
And run just like Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump

You can always run but you can never hide
The wolf at your door, just a matter of time
Oh put on a nice suit and stand in line
Anything for peace of mind

It’s ridiculous, how you gonna live like this?
Slavin’ every day to make enough, just to exist
It’s ridiculous, 9 to 5 you want to quit
But the bills are due and
the pay cheque you can’t resist
It’s ridiculous, forget about happiness
Take your crumbs and pennies
Shut your mouth get on with it
It’s ridiculous, spend yourself for their wallet
The human race down on their knees
In the name of profit

Can’t stop right now, have to rush
So tired of telling myself one last push
Is it really worth so much?
Worth so much

The belly of the beast you cant satisfy
No struggle left in you
Lord knows you have tried
Oh you have to give in just to survive
That’s how the system’s designed

It’s ridiculous, how you gonna live this this
Slavin’ every day to make enough, just to exist
It’s ridiculous, 9 to 5 you want to quit
But the bills are due and
The pay cheque you can’t resist
It’s ridiculous, forget about happiness
Take your crumbs and pennies
Shut your mouth get on with it
It’s ridiculous, spend yourself for their wallet
The human race down on their knees
In the name of profit

It’s all ridiculous
It’s ridiculous
It’s ridiculous
It’s ridiculous

credits

from It Takes A Village, track released January 11, 2019
It’s Ridiculous (feat. Louise Gaffney) (3.00)
Music and lyrics by Max Zaska

Lead Vocal: Louise Gaffney
Guitar: Max Zaska
Bass: Neil Dorrington
Drums: Tommy Gray
Percussion: Paul Kenny
Keyboard, Organ: Luke Dunford
Tenor Saxophone: Oisín Murtagh
Trombone: James Doherty
Trumpet: Paul Kiernan

Executive Producer James Smith

Horn arrangements by Max Zaska

All other arrangements and album concepts by Max Zaska and James Smith

Guitar, bass, keyboard, organ, drums, and percussion for all tracks (except Swan) recorded at Hellfire Studios, Dublin and engineered by Joe McGrath.

Guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer and drums recorded on Swan at Orphan Studios, Inchicore, Dublin and engineered by Graham Byrne.

All other instruments recorded at Wolfhound Sound Studios, Dunboyne, Meath and engineered by Ken McCabe.

All tracks mixed by Ken McCabe and Max Zaska at Wolfhound Studios and Yellow Door Studios.

Additional mixing for It’s Ridiculous by Andres Daza and Pat Howard at Daza Records, Florida, USA.

Mastered by Fergal Davis Mastering.

© 2018 ZASKA MUSIC (IMRO)
℗ © 2019 Max Zaska

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