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You Of All People

from Now Is Not A Good Time by The Keys

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today, I woke up late so I could skip a meal
a trick that always feels like a good deal
in a city where there’s no way to tell
if you’re in for heaven or for hell

then I had a pizza slice in the shade
in a park downtown when some big parade
came, I stood up and said
« oh man, something’s up in Disneyland »

and the mobsters sang:
« you of all people should know
that you cannot sit front row
and expect us to lay low »

then everywhere I turned my head
were people giving attitude
fed up yet begging to be fed
with love, money or food

and as I listened to slogans from the mob
I thought about my brand new full-time job
I’ve been getting used to luxury
but the joke may be on me…

the bitter choir sang:
« you of all people should know
that our ranting’s not for show,
there’s no line you need to toe,
there’s no lawn you need to mow,
enough of the middle-class hero »

I feel all grown up with my salary
I can now afford things that I craved
during my salad years of artistery
when I’d spend way more than I’d saved
I was even given a credit card
to feel much richer than I am
what’s been sold to me as a reward
may very well just be a scam

oh I barely escaped poverty
and I’m already chased by the man
my banker wants me to buy land
and look into owning property
what sounds like such a wiser plan
is likely to be a fuckery

the senior financial advisor said:
« you of all people should know
that your capital needs to grow,
that the cashflow needs to flow »

now let’s get back to this big parade
when I was having pizza in the shade
well, it soon turned into razorblades,
police and barricades
and angry crowds chanted in my ears
about some work that didn’t pay
about tax money that had disappeared
about scandals breaking everyday
and what else, again? anyway, they said:
« this may not be what you want to hear
but this is what we have to say »

and the S.W.A.T. team sang:
« you of all people should know
that it’s all about who you know
if you went to school with so and so
or if you slept with so and so
then you may be good to go »

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from Now Is Not A Good Time, released November 11, 2016

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Born and raised in several France locations, Boris Paillard a.k.a The Keys has found a new home on stage, winning audiences across Europe and America with raw talent and ample doses of charm.

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