[ti:LABOUR (the cacophony|Explicit)] [ar:Paris Paloma] [al:LABOUR (the cacophony) (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]LABOUR (the cacophony|Explicit) - Paris Paloma [00:01.46]Composed by:Paris Paloma [00:02.29]Produced by:Justin Glasco [00:03.13]All day every day therapist mother maid [00:05.85]Nymph then a virgin nurse then a servant [00:08.71]Just an appendage live to attend him [00:11.53]So that he never lifts a finger [00:14.35]24/7 baby machine [00:17.11]So he can live out his picket fence dreams [00:20.09]It's not an act of love if you make her [00:22.93]You make me do too much labour [00:27.37]Why are you hanging on [00:30.84]So tight [00:32.61]To the rope that I'm hanging from [00:36.52]Off this island [00:38.75]This was an escape plan [00:40.10]This was an escape plan [00:41.95]Carefully timed it [00:43.98]So let me go [00:46.40]And dive into the waves below [00:49.75]Who tends the orchards [00:52.58]Who fixes up the gables [00:55.55]Emotional torture [00:58.36]From the head of your high table [01:01.18]Who fetches the water [01:04.03]From the rocky mountain spring [01:06.85]And walk back down again [01:08.95]To feel your words and their sharp sting [01:13.99]And I'm getting fucking tired [01:17.36]The capillaries in my eyes are bursting [01:20.08]If our love died would that be the worst thing [01:23.26]For somebody I thought was my saviour [01:25.57]You sure make me do a whole lot of labour [01:28.87]The calloused skin on my hands is cracking [01:31.68]If our love ends would that be a bad thing [01:34.69]And the silence haunts our bed chamber [01:37.21]You make me do too much labour [01:41.49]Apologies from my tongue [01:44.97]And never yours [01:46.89]Busy lapping from flowing cup [01:49.93]And stabbing with your fork [01:52.97]I know you're a smart man [01:54.44]I know you're a smart man [01:56.45]And weaponize [01:58.53]The false incompetence [02:00.68]It's dominance under guise [02:04.13]If we had a daughter [02:06.96]I'd watch and could not save her [02:09.74]The emotional torture [02:12.69]From the head of your high table [02:15.45]She'd do what you taught her [02:18.27]She'd meet the same cruel fate [02:21.20]So now I've gotta run [02:23.56]So I can undo this mistake [02:28.31]At least I've gotta try [02:31.50]The capillaries in my eyes are bursting [02:34.40]If our love died would that be the worst thing [02:37.42]For somebody I thought was my saviour [02:39.77]You sure make me do a whole lot of labour [02:43.19]The calloused skin on my hands is cracking [02:45.86]If our love ends would that be a bad thing [02:48.99]And the silence haunts our bed chamber [02:51.51]You make me do too much labour [02:54.54]All day every day therapist mother maid [02:57.18]Nymph then a virgin nurse then a servant [03:00.06]Just an appendage live to attend him [03:02.94]So that he never lifts a finger [03:05.87]24/7 baby machine [03:08.55]So he can live out his picket fence dreams [03:11.44]It's not an act of love if you make her [03:14.34]You make me do too much labour [03:17.22]All day every day therapist mother maid [03:20.05]Nymph then a virgin nurse then a servant [03:22.92]Just an appendage live to attend him [03:25.77]So that he never lifts a finger [03:28.64]24/7 baby machine [03:31.35]So he can live out his picket fence dreams [03:34.33]It's not an act of love if you make her [03:37.21]You make me do too much labour [03:40.04]The capillaries in my eyes are bursting [03:42.96]If our love died would that be the worst thing [03:46.10]For somebody I thought was my saviour [03:48.29]You sure make me do a whole lot of labour [03:51.65]The calloused skin on my hands is cracking [03:54.44]If our love ends would that be a bad thing [03:57.51]And the silence haunts our bed chamber [04:00.12]You make me do too much labour