The River

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Well, I've told you once
I've told you twice
I've told you several hundred times before
If you want to go through with this
then you will see me walking out the door

Sold down the river
Just to make you rich

Sold down the river
And all the time those shares keep tick, tick, ticking

This empty promise land don't seem such a great Britain
When you find your contract isn't worth the paper that it's written

Well I heard the story of a man
Who gave it every thing he had and more
Contracted to a middle man
Who shipped his job off to a distant shore

Sold down the river
Just to make you rich

Sold down the river
And watch those salaries get big, big, bigger

This empty promise land don't seem such a great Britain
When you find your contract isn't worth the paper that it's written

And there's no way out
And there's no way back
You can scream all that you like
But the money's always tight
And there's no way round
And there's no way back
Cause they're here to screw you over
Till the money's in the bank

Cause it's just a river
A river of money
And it only flows one way
Those who stand by it
They're happy to ride it
Till it sweeps us all away

Cause it's just a river
A river of money
And it knows nobody's pain
Those who acquire it
You know they're happy to hide it
It disappears without a trace

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from The Hong Kong Dollars, released March 27, 2020

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Jangle-pop with a punk attitude. Debut album coming March 2020.

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