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Factory Tan

from Mediated by Slingshot Miracle

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Harlen hangs his hat on a nail by the break room
Wipes a gray rag across the back of his neck
Windows fogged by the split pea steaming
Foreman and his boys staring up from the bench

A soot dark mask can’t hide his intention
The morning’s been as hard as it’s short on pay
A gentleman has his family to think of
But Harlen he aint feeling very gentle today

Well, he’ll leave behind his coat and those old black boots
And a few patches of factory tan
Cuz it won’t wash off without a bit of a scuff
He’s gonna help them understand
He never was a company man

Kay takes her hands from the Underwood keys
Paints Cutex Rose over the damage done
It pays to look good on an ordinary weekday
No one’s gonna want you but the warehouse bums

She lunches at her desk, in her pale pink dress
That saw the sun countless summers past
She waves her fingers dry in a fluorescent sky
Powders her cheeks when she gets the chance
Working on her factory tan

The Cubicle Kids and their liquid crystals
Lit up the night never to sleep again
Fried by the screens and the nuclear pixels
Wasting away in their fattening pens

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from Mediated, released September 30, 2015
Written and performed by Slingshot Miracle

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Slingshot Miracle Calgary, Alberta

Stunt Rock for obsessives.

Influenced by punk, classic rock, pop, and funk, Slingshot Miracle has released 9 albums since 2012.

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