Songs For Ettie
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ABOUT: SOMEBODY ELSE
PRE-CHORUS
(Kee)
The items on the shelf
They ain’t gon bring you wealth
It’s the focus on yourself
That brings emotional health
CHORUS
(Hails)
You don't need shoes
You don't need those jeans
You don't need the newest, shiniest thing
Just remember
money talks,
and it'll get 'cha
for those of us who want to be richer
You don't need those clothes
You don't need that Benz
You don't need to spend to say you did
Just remember
money talks
and it'll get 'cha
You don't need to earn and spend to feel richer
VERSE 1
(Kee)
So more and more stuff is what your guided towards
With the shallow promise of happiness your reward
So acquire and gather but in order to do so
Sacrifice your freedom while the cash money flows
The more you earn, the more you can spend
And fatten the accounts of the 1 percent
Because it isn’t you who’ll actually profit
You’re below the line, it’s the ones above it
Who see the benefit of our flawed system
Taking their mates on the journey with them
While the rest of us suffer and struggle and still
Buy into their lies and bend to their will
But you have a choice, you have the wisdom
To look at the system and go against them
To see their lies and make better choices
Money isn’t power, it’s our children’s voices
VERSE 2
(Kee)
Because stuff and things will never make you happy
The biggest diamonds won’t ever make you classy
The hole that’s inside you will still be there
But you can plan, you can be prepared
To work on yourself and find satisfaction
In just existing without the distractions
Of consumerist behavior and our need for more
We might think it’s better, but it’s worse than before
We used to hunt and gather, we had primal drive
Not this emotional malaise that rules our lives
Working even harder, creating our own stress