Employment and Enjoyment

from Primitive Feelings - Part I by The High Dials

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When I was 16, I joined the circus
For ten years of mandatory national service
I walked the tightrope to please them all
(But they secretly hoped I’d fall)

Next, I was offered a lifetime sentence
Of bringing home bread for my descendents
I did hard time pulling on their plough
And milking the sacred cow

But I never really learned their trade
Never learned to use the tools they made
Never read their instructions
For making lemonade when life gives you hand grenades

I get by with distractions, honey
Lord knows, you look distracted, too
So next time I need a little distraction, honey
I’ll come looking for you

I carried the world upon my back
Like a good megalomaniac
During the years I was employed
Holding us over the void

They’re handing out medals to the bravest soldiers
After the war, when you’re much older,
As long as you follow each and every command
Out into no-man’s land

But this place has never really felt quite right
I think I missed my connecting flight
Somewhere I’ve got friends
Waiting for me at arrivals on Proxima B

I get by with distractions, baby
Lord knows, you look distracted, too
So next time I’m looking for distraction, honey
I’ll come looking for you

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from Primitive Feelings - Part I, released June 7, 2019

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The High Dials Montréal, Québec

The High Dials are an indie pop band from Montreal.
While their melodic sensibility, harmonies and jangling guitars owe an obvious debt to the 60s and power pop groups, they also draw upon shoegaze, new wave and folk sounds to create rich and varied albums. Their most recent album “Primitive Feelings” is a predatory summer mix of lo-fi grooves, acid rock guitars and razor-sharp humour. ... more

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