The Dirt Inside

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I Have been told at work that I must do something that is at best distasteful and at worst illegal. I basically have to take the hit for some others in higher positions who failed to do their jobs.

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Lyrics

I've been asked
To do something wrong
I ask
How many times?
And for how long?

Feel so dirty
Feel so cheap
Wrong is wrong
and cheap is cheap

Why don't I refuse?
Why don't I fight?
I struggle with these questions
In the darkness of the night

When powers that be
Have the powers they want
Doing what's righteous
Makes you the victim of the hunt

Is it all an illusion?
Will we all repent?
Is reality still real
When everything is bent?

When the demons in the mind
Become demons in the flesh
Can the soul crawl over
Razor wire mesh?

I do my wrong
And I do it with a smile
I do my wrong so well
I go the extra mile

Now I'm some fools hero
With emptiness inside
It's hard to do wrong
And keep your pride

So I take a shower
And I close my eyes
But I can't wash off
The dirt inside

Song Stats

Hits: 1225
Comments: 8
Fans: 7
Plays: 50
Downloads: 82
Votes: 1
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2009 - 10:07:16 PM
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2009 - 10:07:16 PM Last Played: Feb 03, 2013 - 03:55:07 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Keywords:

crime (13), lie (14), deceit (3), sadness (41), anger fear (1), revenge (14), power (59), abuse (9), authority (1)

Hardware:

Imac 24" 2.4G

Software:

Garageband

Comments

magnatone

magnatone said 1503 days ago (April 10th, 2009)

the dilemna...
i don't envy you this dilemna, and it sounds like a classic "painted into a corner" scenario - so sorry - ick. all that being said, you've expressed it artistically SO WELL! i like how you're using your speaking voice to register your disgust, and your backing beats and instruments are really really effective. when that bell comes in toward the end - wow, that was just a really great idea and feels like the sadness for "loss of innocence". this is really well done - sorry for your situation, but congrats on the cool music!

Check out my latest song called Blind Love (Seeing Heart) - Orchestral Version

egobandit	egobandit said 1503 days ago (April 10th, 2009)
	sounds like a bad situation, I like the arrangement against the constant bass. I have to admit its the singing that grabs me and keeps me. vey cool song! Check out my latest song called walkin out my door

chronologic	chronologic said 1502 days ago (April 11th, 2009)
	I enjoyed this Even though you didn't. Sometimes life throws the big ones at you. If it were just me I'd walk. But things are bigger than that sometimes. I'm sure that's where you find yourself. Check out my latest song called Walk with You

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 1502 days ago (April 11th, 2009)
	dirty and cheap ha ha. been there done that. that dirty bass and the deep vocals suck ya right in. very cool Check out my latest song called Darkest Skies

tempie	tempie said 1501 days ago (April 13th, 2009)
	bass... hey man I dig this. it's honest with a great punk vibe - from the art to the bass line. i would have skated myself to death listening to this at 14. high quality, imaginative stuff. Thanks for the DL! Check out my latest song called Fan Fiction (Stan Lee Writes Reed Richards)

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 1497 days ago (April 16th, 2009)
	Dirty .... ... that big backwards slap in the percussion, the rumbling bass and your crunchy vocal are simply awesome. When the chords come in and fly off to the left the sense of menace is complete. Terrific experimentation. Very "Transformer". A favourite. Check out my latest song called Get Out of Town (V.2)

maxrobertson said 1482 days ago (May 1st, 2009)

The Dirt Inside
It's a little overdramatic and the lyrics are meaningful but not really that good because some of the rhymes sound really forced (like repent and bent). It's also really slow, repeating the same thing over with almost no variation for the entire thing, so it's not doing too much for me. One thing I really like is the last verse which has an interesting turn and is a pretty awesome lyric. Basically, I think you should improve the lyrics and make a real climax, because the song sounds like a buildup to a really intense part that never comes.

maxrobertson said 1482 days ago (May 1st, 2009)

oh yeah
I also wanted to say that I'm sorry you're in this situation, but you can't sell your soul for a paycheck and you can't take the fall for corrupt people. This is how things like the holocaust and Enron happen (I know they aren't equivalent, but even small things can hurt hundreds of thousands of people). You should walk and make sure everyone knows why. At least you'll still have your self-respect.

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