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Jul 12, 2015
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Ticking away the moments
That make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours
In an off-hand way
That make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours
In an off-hand way
This lyric is a comment on the fact that most people casually cruise through life, wasting the hours of the day "in an off-hand way". This means people either don't realise they're wasting their time on the earth or they do it with nonchalance, and don't really care that the moments of the day are flying by with nothing important or interesting happening. The use of the word "dull" implies that this is what life is like for most people.
Jul 12, 2015
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Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay
And your O. K
Get a good job with more pay
And your O. K
This lyric is very sarcastic; our lives and being "o.k." depends on giving in to the capitalist system and getting a good job with a good salary. The subtle suggestion here is that there is a better way of life other than focusing it around the pursuit of money - hence the sarcasm.
Jul 12, 2015
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Money, it's a crime
Share it fairly
But don't take a slice of my pie
Share it fairly
But don't take a slice of my pie
There is a suggestion here that the desire for money can lead to people stealing and borrowing in the line "it's a crime". "Share it fairly/but don't take a slice of my pie" highlights the hypocrisy of people who covet money. It means there should be one rule for everyone- share money equally between yourselves - and another for the individual; the individual doesn't want their money to be shared.