Men of Compromise

from Ordinary Life by THE TIM VERSION

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8. MEN OF COMPROMISE A company man climbs a company ladder without ever looking down. A company man climbs a company ladder. He knows what he wants and he gets what he’s after. Smiles in the face of the old blood, while he twists the knife that drags them down. And a company man’s got it all figured out, from start to finish before school lets out. The earth must carry more wealth and power than all the heavens can afford, while the average man needs chemical dependencies to cope with the day to day. And the whiny little prick with a sign stuck to a stick thinks all his cryin’s gonna make the world change. A politic man climbs a politic ladder without ever looking down. A politic man climbs a politic ladder, he cuts right straight to the heart of the matter. What’s good for him must be good for you, in a politic man’s town. And a politic man gets the keys to the system and he works all his life to keep the doors well hidden. Lies and delusion, kickbacks and collusion, buy the jewels with which he’s crowned. While the world gets by on all the freaks it tries to hide. And they’ve all had their fill of bending to your will.

Backup Vocals: Dan Padilla, Mike Paul, Richie Lawler, Will Thomas, Tim Fitzpatrick, Jeff Brawer.

The sample at the beginning is used with kind permission from The Nobel Foundation.
“Bertrand Russell - Nobel Lecture: What Desires Are Politically Important?”. Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 7 Aug 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1950/russell-lecture.html>

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