Minimum-Wage Hell

Story Behind The Song

This song was written when I worked in a music store in the mall. I was payed just enough to make rent and drive to work. Trapped inside the mall where there was no windows to the outside world inspired me to write about the frustrations of feeling like

Song Description

Minimum-wage is your employer's way of telling you he would pay you less if he could yet the demands of high performance are the same as any other job. This song embodies the anger and frustration of being in a low paying job with no evidence of a bright

Song Length 3:54 Genre Rock - Alternative, Rock - Hard Rock
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Annoyed, Irritated Subject General, Failure
Similar Artists Foo Fighters, Everclear Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Enter night, something tells me this ain't right
I just can't find the meaning of this life
All this time I've let these moments pass me by
Always waiting but my timing's never right

I'm not dying but I'm always killing time
Burning bridges though I'm not quite certain why
Someone rescue me before I lose my mind
Cause I can't take it anymore

Wake up, we're locked inside this hell
The sun is shining but I can't tell
I just can't do this on my own
We're all too lost to get back home

I know it's hard living life always en garde
All I ask is that you try to look the part
And this I swear, one day we'll make it out of here
In the meantime I'll be pulling out my hair

I never meant to let you down
I never meant to hurt you
This is what I want but I know this is not
what dreams are really made of
If you and me don't think that we
will ever make it out
Just ask yourself, Do you think it's worth it?

I think we're worth it

Lyrics Chris Collier Music Chris Collier
Producer Joe Reineke Publisher Angry Chone Music ASCAP
Performance Bench Grinder (Bo Thornton, Chris Collier, Greg Schaefer) Label Angry Chone Entertainment

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