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Book Tax

from Taxed into Oblivion by Goddammit

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7:00 AM gotta start a new semester
Back to school I go to get a degree
Get the list of all books I’m gonna need
Fuck sakes all this shit should be free

I’m used to paying ridiculous prices
But now what I’ve got to give out is insane
100, 300, 500 dollars
For text books I need to get a passing grade

Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Half the people here can hardly read
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
You’re making it worse for them and me
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Contributing to our poor literacy
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
It’s a basic right that should be free

You put a tax on everything we do
You’re stealing the money right out of our hands
I hope it’s worth all the broken promises
You said you’d bring to Newfoundland

I can’t even afford the newspaper
Or the Sears catalog I use to wipe my ass
Tax Coffee News too while you’re at it
Just piling on tax after tax

Why the hell even bother going to college?
Pay $40,000 to work at minimum wage
Paying other people to get a job
That’s what we do in this day in age

I’m so far in the hole I can’t see the sun
Drowning in debt from the first week of school
The book tax sent me over the limit
A punishment unusual and cruel

Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Half the people here can hardly read
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
You’re making it worse for them and me
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Contributing to our poor literacy
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
It’s a basic right that should be free

Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Half the people here can hardly read
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
You’re making it worse for them and me
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
Contributing to our poor literacy
Fuck the book tax
Fuck the book tax
It’s a basic right that should be free

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from Taxed into Oblivion, released February 28, 2017

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Viridian Records is a collective of artists from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada who create and perform dark music that reflects the isolated vibes of the province.

The genres represented by Viridian Records span from black metal to stoner rock to ambient and dungeon synth and hardcore punk to mysterious electronica. ... more

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