Name: Dying for the American Dream
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: I wrote this song a few summers ago when I was on The Grind™ and not taking any breaks for my mental health.

Dying for the American Dream

by Meet The Bug

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I wrote this song a few summers ago when I was on The Grind™ and not taking any breaks for my mental health.

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Sipping on wine, counting the time
That I have left, feeling alive
The throb in my knees, pain in my back
The ache of decay, I’m numbered
21 strong, 21 weak
The future so bright, the future so bleak
Head in the clouds, head in my hands
Dying alone, but dying with friends

(I don’t wanna live for nothing, you know?)

Living for a fantasy
Dying for the American Dream
Praying for opportunity
Sinning on course to the American Dream

Sleeping in late, not leaving my bed
Forgetting to eat, practicing dead
Checking my phone, watching my shows
Peak performance, what the hell do you know?
Buying off brand, pretending to save
Acting high and mighty, and making mistakes
Watching cartoons, refusing to age
Paying back loans, on minimum wage

Living for a fantasy
Dying for the American Dream
Praying for opportunity
Sinning on course to the American Dream

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released February 15, 2020
Cariahbel (Meet the Bug)- lyrics, production, mixing, mastering
Matias Van Order Gonzalez- vocal recording

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Meet The Bug Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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