I saw Bedouin Soundclash peform yesterday at the SCENE music festival. Sadly, they didn't play my favorite Bedouin song, 'Immigrant Workforce,' which chronicles the struggles of the immigrant working-class.
When the alarm goes off in the blue morning dark,
you know its 5 A.M on the Pacific Rim.
With your eyes wide blind, into a bathroom light,
the news wire line says join the workforce boy,
made of stalwart stock, made from the earths own salt,
did you put your luck in North America?
Well it is 7 bills 7 days to fills take in line And join the workforce boy.
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
Come from state money in university you find yourself in adversity its 7 bills 7 days to fill so join the fire, And join the workforce boy.
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
Its Sunday to Monday leaving money to money when the clocks don’t stop running and the break is not coming
seperate history , the credentials are mystery,
the colour you're seeing, it goes deeper, believe me,
Made from stalwart stock, from the earths own salt, well I tell you why you join the workforce boy,
you're made from stalwart stock, made from the earths own salt,
did then why you join the workforce boy,
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
Join the workforce boy if you want some more you might find what you’re looking for
In the workforce boy, hey,
join the workforce boy
You might find what you’re looking for
Come from country to country to city.
You are a Paki, samali, west indie.
You come from India, Malaysia, Ukraine,
or Asia, Jamaica
Join the workforce boy.
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Just an article I found the other day that might interest you. I thought it had biting observations.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-rost/build-the-wall_b_21597.html
What you should have done was just imagined the lyrics to immigrant workforce over whatever song they were playing at the time when you thought of it. Since that band has basically only written one song, you could've closed your eyes and not know the difference.
Of course, if you had closed your eyes, you may have just fallen asleep because that band is possibly the most boring band in CanRock to have appeared in the last ten years.
Bedowin Soundclash: Boring, unchallening, insipid radio rock since who cares!
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