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Grant Mbeki

Last clock out, last clock out

Plays a horn that belonged to a man he never met and feels responsible for it

the numbers

bpm
92
key
G minor
energy
0.71
dance
0.96
valence
0.41
vocal at
4.6s
length
4:55
language
En

lyrics

Six-thirty, I badge in by the green side door

Same chipped mug, same floor by bay four

Ink on my fingers, the copier coughs all day

I count the ceiling tiles, then I count away

But today I fold my apron slow

My name tag cools in the drawer below

One last file, one last sweep

Then I walk out on my own two feet

Last clock out, last clock out

Last clock out, last clock out

I know this place by sound and shout

Last clock out, last clock out

The kettle in the break room leaks on the tray

Janet from accounts hums through her gray

We fought this place, then shared its bread

Now the metal gate hums in my head

I’ve worn these shoes through oil and rain

Held my tongue through praise and strain

One last shift, one last door

Then my boots won’t face this floor

Last clock out, last clock out

Last clock out, last clock out

I know this place by sound and shout

Last clock out, last clock out

The sky over the harbor turns pale and thin

My lunch tin dents where my keys have been

I hate the hours, I hate the grind

Still, I’ll miss the hands, the noise, the time

Last clock out, last clock out

Last clock out, last clock out

I know this place by sound and shout

Last clock out, last clock out
Last clock out, last clock out — Grant Mbeki · FERAL