Decomposure - A Test lyrics

I arrived at work some friday morning, early ohsix Plaided out and sleepmouthed, dragging dawn for my coffee fix Checked my email, waiting bolded So macy's could use my song I confirmed indeed it was for real Everyone i told kept telling me this could be a big deal But i was not convinced, i did not believe Boosting bright buy culture and selling sweatshop sweaters Seemed antithetical to my precious integrity Though intangibles aren't accepted by collection agencies... Conflicted, i wrote back: i needed time I asked for the weekend to talk to my wife and make a decision They said that's fine, but summer's coming Soon we'll need the contract signed I researched, i waffled, i justified The money - so soothing - made it all right Like a tetherball, i was drawn to the green light I'd be crazy not to, fame is waiting Just like Moby wrote those essays but had no such qualms When ad firms signed the cheques not everything was wrong K'naan cut the poor to wave the flag for coke Nike made sure saul won't live hand to mouth no more M.i.a. led a coup for honda's coupe si Feist counted as apple's chinese workers died It's worthless without a price Whatever you have inside, you're Going to have to monetize it A man without a code Is a flimsy tent that folds When a strong wind starts to blow Monday i awoke And i said yes * * * I never heard from them again And so my big break came and went Untangling the knot inside my chest Though i'd still feel awful whenever people asked Sometimes i think the whole thing was A test devised in shadows by some dark controlling cla** To expose how small a sum it took to make me dance About how easily i sold my soul to hold a cheque i could not cash So i slunk back to my high horse, still in debt My songs circled like birds and taunted me I'd like to think i learned something from that When i saw myself undressed, and didn't know the person underneath * * * I was working overtime When the call came down the line They said that my home was on fire