Pandemic lockdowns have presented many of us with a time to re-assess what the hell it is we are doing with our lives. During normal economic cycles, many in the Arts and Entertainment industries have often had similar periods of 'downtime', due to the inherently precarious nature of their professions. Most of the developed world is now 'currently resting' - experiencing the reality of many a 'creative', seeking valid, viable existence and a beneficial platform in an industrialised and progressively automated, consumerist environment. Discuss.
CURRENTLY RESTING
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I'm currently resting
Taking a day or two
I'm only assessing
Everything that I can do
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Sold encyclopaedia door-to-door
Now it's over, handed back the Rover
And I'm lying on my floor
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Maybe drive a tractor down the road
Making sure that it is all secure
I wouldn't want to shed my load
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If you need plumbing
Call, I'll be coming
I won't be slumming it 'til I'm through
So tomorrow, I'll be on my bike
Delivering flowers, working zero hours
Of a contract I don't like
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If you need pointing
Some dovetail jointing
I won't be disappointing you
Sold encyclopaedia door-to-door
Now it's over, handed back the Rover
And I'm lying on my floor
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