Havelock - Vacancy Lyrics

I've been feeling overworked and under it
The boredom seething, I've well and truly hit the bricks
My CV is seasoned, smiling as a resumé
A chess piece, a heathen who wants to see a better day

You crack the whip, employee of the day
Power trippin', but we're on the same wage
Jack-in-the-box coming out of its cage

I've been chasing people on the daily
With a half-filled cup
Only rise and shine if you can pay me
I gotta get that cut
'Cause you got a brand new vacancy
And I wanna join the agency
I hope that you can give me, uh
Something that I can hold
Somewhere that I can go
Without working to the bone
And can you give me that?

Endless teething, growing pains and coffee stains
Dilute my evening to sharpen on TV again
Caught in the graveyard shifting again
Poor little pauper, means to an end
My snooze is on repeat
I know I better wake up, or I'll wake up in the street

You crack the whip, employee of the day
Power trippin', but we're on the same wage
Jack-in-the-box coming out of its cage

I've been chasing people on the daily
With a half-filled cup
Only rise and shine if you can pay me
I gotta get that cut
'Cause you got a brand new vacancy
And I wanna join the agency
I hope that you can give me, uh
Something that I can hold
Somewhere that I can go
Without working to the bone
And can you give me that?

Jokes aside, I'm in need of a soothing potion
The motion of each cog is hugely potent
Approaching the ropes, I'm in need of a smoke
I slip into a slumber when I need it the most
Eyes half-closed, diet, disappointment on toast
A quarter man, no quarter plan, no other piece of me
Still an underdog, was never born a pedigree
These soliloquies, they burn in me like third degree
Think I left the kettle on