music & lyrics: EFF
buckle not
he said the au-pair‘s back in moscow
and the villa‘s too big now
he just met carl on the airplane
he‘s no longer with bain
he said he‘s landing that project
he‘s got the financials rechecked
and that he trains his back muscles
and that the son just went to brussels
he likes to swim in the lake
and selling now‘s a big mistake
and though the interest is low
he expects his assets still to grow
he said all this and much more
while i was trying to ignore
that my hands were clenching this drink
and really all i could think was
buckle not! don‘t expect applause
from those who stayed (hey, hey) because
where the lawn is much greener
and is cut so much cleaner
by some magic machine
people like to intervene
and give you clever suggestions
in the absence of questions, so buckle not…
i tried to say that i‘m happy
though the payment is crappy
that we only have today
and that our life can be play
and that success is just a bluff
and being present‘s hard enough
but my hands were clenching this drink
and really all i could think was
buckle not! …
where all efforts are restless
and conceit is best practice
where your doubts will earn you pity
from that steering committee
where no struggles exist
you won‘t be missed
vocals: EFF
guitars & bass: LOUPOE
drums: Lars Riedel