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Pay To The Man

V7.5
Gary Robinson
03:33
2025-10-22
54
play like a bob dylan or Jonny cash
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Pay to the Man"
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(Verse 1)
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It started with a free trial, sounded good to me,
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Click “accept the terms,” they said, “it’s your destiny.”
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Now every screen is watching, every thought’s on file,
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The cage is made of comfort and it’s dressed in style.
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(Chorus)
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Pay to the man, he’s got your plan,
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Your life’s on loan from his invisible hand.
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Scroll till you sleep, the data runs deep,
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The price of your soul is a promise you keep.
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(Verse 2)
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They said “no strings attached,” but they lied through their teeth,
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Now I’m renting my own shadow, can’t get no relief.
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Subscriptions in the bloodstream, I can’t cut ‘em loose,
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Every choice I make comes with a hidden noose.
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(Chorus)
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Pay to the man, he’s got your plan,
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Your dreams are streamed through a broadband span.
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Eyes to the feed, forget what you need,
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Freedom’s a myth when you sign that deed.
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(Bridge)
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Truth or lies, it’s all the same,
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In the algorithm’s endless game.
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We’re trading time for dopamine,
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Living ghosts inside a screen.
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(Verse 3)
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Own nothing and be happy — that’s the modern creed,
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A lease on life with hidden fees you’ll never read.
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Our hearts are just devices now, beating on command,
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Lost in the current, pay to the man.
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(Final Chorus)
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Pay to the man, yes, pay while you can,
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There’s no way out once it’s all began.
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Digital dreams, invisible chains,
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The more that you click, the more he gains.So here’s to the future, bought and sold,
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All that’s new is already old.
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Trapped in comfort, blind to the plan —
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Click “I agree”… and pay to the man.
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