Working For The Man By Day, Sticking It To The Man By Night

Album: World Record (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • Lower Than Atlantis singer Mike Duce wrote this about his old job as a laborer for a bricklayer. He told Rock Sound: "I'd been doing this on and off since the age of 16 (before the band) and music was the only thing that kept me going during an occupation I hated. I'm trying to convey a kind of 'Hey man, it's OK. We all go through some sh---y experiences at work' kind of message in the lyrics."

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