Useless Song from Alexandrite by Days of Summer

Useless Song

I got shit skills and no prospects
In a world of capitalism
I’m not an employee asset
I’m not even an “ism”

I wanna live in a world that asks
What do you want?
And not how much it costs
What do you need?
And not what do I gain
Have you read quantum mechanics?
It’s pretty insane.

Trucked down to the Yuba River
Where the water flows clear and blue
Got into an argument - about gas station attendants (extend regular chords here a bit)
Is that really work people wanna do?
Then
My friends took off their tops
But I kept on mine on cuz I bought it
I’m mighty contemplating giving in
But for so many years I fought it

I wanna live in a world that asks
What do you want?
And not how much it costs
What do you need?
And not what I gain
Have you read quantum mechanics?
It’s pretty insane.

“It changes everything” (spoken)

Are you like me?
Are you one of the useless people?
Counting out your pennies
Looking down your nose at the “sheeple”.
Scraping by, feeling out of place
Never wanting to ask for more
Sliding in under that poverty line
So your money doesn’t go to war

But now you’re like “Oh shit I’m in my 30s”
I gotta put a roof over my head
Not gonna lie, there are days I think
That I might be better off dead

But oh no, I’m not losing hope
Because there’s Canada
I’m working on my French
Canada
They have artists’ grants
Canada
O, Canada
I wanna live in a world that asks
What do you want?
And not how much it costs
What do you need?
And not what I gain

What do you want?
What do you need?
What do you want?
What do you need?

And have you read quantum mechanics?
You’ll shit your tweed.

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