Don't Play

from Working for the Man by Dan Sonenberg

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I've been a victim of time
I've said it all
And now they wave their hand and say
They've heard it before
I needn't add more today

I've been in some state of mind
Feeling low
Wake up every morning thinking
Nothing will change
I'm chasing the strange

Chorus:
Don't play that rock and roll music
It's tearing my head apart
Don't say that you're different than me
Well obviously
It's time I made a start for the new frontier
Everybody's looking at me here

I made a deal with the man
I'd get it all
But then in precious few
I'd turn it over again
This gladness must end and so

I'm breaking down with a smile
I had it all
The lights and glitter gall you
Till they’re taken away
And all you can say is...

[Chorus]

Bridge:
Don't tear the music away
I work all bloody day
Just to put a pretty sound in your ear
I mean no disrespect
I'm just a victim of tones
I'm just a creature of the things that go bump in the night

[Chorus]

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from Working for the Man, released August 24, 2020

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Dan Sonenberg Portland, Maine

Dan Sonenberg is a composer and singer-songwriter living in Portland, Maine. He is the composer of the opera The Summer King, which was produced by Pittsburgh Opera in 2017, and Michigan Opera Theatre in 2018. Also the founder of the indie rock band Lovers of Fiction. ... more

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