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by Shad

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Featuring Skratch Bastid
Produced by Skratch Bastid & Big Kill
Recorded at The Cabin in Toronto, Canada by Crispin Day and Matthew Johnston
Mixed and mastered by Dan Weston

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-- Lyrics --

Looking for a job
Looking for a job man
They say that even Steve Jobs can’t
Find a machine that I could be a cog in 
This is a problem 
I’m trying to leave it in God’s hands 
God’s plan 
But even God’s fam 
Was literally out on a limb 
like God damn! 
Looking for a job man
Looking for a job man 
I heard theres too much supply
It’s like a log jam 
Be your own boss then
Make your own lane
And don’t make an off-ramp
Or your gig goes offshore 
As sure as that off-brand cough syrup
Put em in coffins 
Like “peace” 

No peace
Maybe I’ll sleep when I’m deceased
Maybe it’ll cease when I’m asleep
Maybe I should keep what I can keep 
Talk is cheap 
I should know— 
Given I rap for what I eat 
Everyone knows I could eat they food 
But I need Insurance for my teeth
I need versatile 
Personal 
Income streams 
That’s purposeful 
Suckers work for money
You should make your money work for you  
I can’t get no work though
Guess that means
That I got some work to do 
The poor can’t afford to look poor
So I gotta make sure the shoes and shirt is new

Cuz I’m looking for a job
looking for a job man 
They say that even Steve Jobs can’t 
find a machine that I could be a cog in
This is a problem 
Everybody knows 
and nobody is solving 
Somebody told me 
Stop in the shop
And talk to the boss 
Just on off-chance 
Looking for a job man
Looking for a job man
I will do anything
I’ll get it popping
I need a hot dance 
Popcaan 
I need a pop jam 
I need some Robyn 
Dont need no off-hand comments
I need some rest on some soft sand 
Peace

Im not a man
I am a work horse 
I am a part of the work force 
Im just not sure of the purpose or person I work for…
Maybe this voice inside 
that keeps telling me work more
Hurt more  
Perform 
give up my wife and my first-born 
Wait 
I’m not a man 
Not til I manage my estate 
I am the output I create  
After the info I intake 
What If I’m fake? 
What If I break? 
What if my model’s obsolete
And gets tossed in a heap
And gets washed with the sheets 
Wanna walk on the beach 
And take off for a week
But I’m job seeking 

Looking for a job
Looking for a job man
They say that even Steve Jobs can’t
Find a machine that I could be a cog in 
This is a problem 
I’m trying to leave it in God’s hands 
God’s plan 
But even God’s fam 
Was literally out on a limb 
like God damn! 
Looking for a job man
Looking for a job man

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released May 26, 2021
2021 Shad under exclusive license to Secret City Records Inc.

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Shad Toronto, Ontario

Shad is a Juno Award-winning rapper from London, Ontario and the host of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution. His albums have been recognized for their sharp lyrics and soulful arrangements.

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