WORK IN ADVERTISING OR DIE

open that little shop
selling little things
close it down now

open that littler shop
selling littler things

when that doesn’t stick
don’t open the next shop down the line
too small to walk into
selling only one
quite nice
fun size
bottle of wine

you can’t avoid this for all time

work in advertising
or die

invent a solution
for all the world’s problems
call for the stopping
of the starting of wars
bring back into fashion
the use of cauldrons

there’s only one way
to raise yourself
up
out the doldrums

we’ll be walking on sunshine you and I
we’ll be walking on sunshine you and I

spend a year learning forgotten trade
only to one year later
forget you ever did

achieve your week long dream
of becoming unique
only to realise you can’t tell a soul
else you’ll ruin the mystique

commit to the spiritual practice
of only referring to Belgium as Belgique

we’re the same you and I
financial ascendance is what we seek

you could be rich and famous
but you don’t have the knack

that piano your Mum sold for council tax
isn’t making its way back

there’s only one way to stay alive

trust me son, trust me
I work in advertising
and I’d never lie

work in advertising
or die