Larry Chiswick - Vocals
Rob Gonnella - Guitar
Mike Ducott - Guitar
Jon Taft - Bass
Damian Adshead - Drums
lyrics
Asshole, don’t talk back to the boss.
He can cut your hours, bro.
What’s it to him?
It’s your loss.
You’ve got no control.
There’s nothing that you can do.
So just tell yourself a lie,
This is how you’re getting by.
And one of these days
You’re gonna punch him in his face.
But no,
You’re building Rome.
Built with your bones.
Built on your tomb.
Cuz nobody ever gets out of this shit alive.
You took money out of the register,
Good for you.
You pissed in the manger’s coffee.
That’s what you’re supposed to do.
You get no reward.
Suck it up and fall on your sword.
And just tell yourself a lie,
This is how you’re getting by.
And one of these days you’ll get ahead in the race.
But no,
You’re building Rome.
Built with your bones.
Built on your tomb.
Cuz nobody ever gets out of this shit alive.
The city across that river,
The palaces are burning.
The royal family is eating bullets.
It’s a riot, it’s a riot.
You’ve got no control.
Brother, they got you body and soul.
So just tell yourself a lie.
Get drunk and cry.
One of these days
You’ll be in a better place
But no,
You’re building Rome.
Built with your bones.
Built on your tomb.
Hauling the stones
Breaking your back
For the temple
For the gods of the rich
The land of the dead.
The city across that river,
The palaces are burning.
The royal family is eating bullets.
It’s a riot, it’s a riot.
credits
from Swell,
track released August 1, 2011
Recorded by Ethan Dussault at New Alliance Studios, Cambridge, MA
Mastered by Nick Zampiello and Rob Gonnella at New Alliance East, Cambridge, MA
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