Paycheck
Linying
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Paycheck by Linying
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Linying explains, “It’s a song about admitting defeat and…two versions of the same truth that will exist concurrently, forever diverging. Losing that collective memory, a version of the truth you once worked hard for and held onto together, is also kind of labour that’s gone to waste, hence the song...
Paycheck Lyrics
[Verse One]
You're going blind, you're getting pissed
Night after night you're like, "decipher this"
I know I'm fifteen in your head
I know it's fizzling like you said
So let it bother me instead
[Verse Two]
Think you were promised something more
Some treasure after tragedies before (before, before, before)
A couple hours to the top
I never stopped until you stopped
Now that's one paycheck out the door
[Chorus]
You were heaven-sent in my head
But God knows the glory you've seen
You can let it fall in your lap
You can say it's not what you mean
I won't make a scene
[Verse Three]
At least we're shaking our hands
At least I think I'll feel something like this again
And anyway your picture frames
They turned out smaller than you claimed
So let's just go make other plans
[Chorus]
You were heaven-sent in my head
But God knows the glory you've seen
You can let it fall in your lap
You can say it's not what you mean
I won't make a scene
[Instrumental Outro]