international anthem

The idea for this lyric actually came back in 1997 while I was studying at Belvoir Tech. We had a discussion one day on separatism and the cutlural, political and economic differences between countries and people. I considered "what if everyone was the same?" and "what if there was an 'international anthem' instead of national ones?" so could live together in peace. There are things that represent every person on the planet, such as the need for food and drink to survive, the search for love and wanting to be happy. These basic human similarities were then turned into reality when I wrote the words in October 1998. Realising it basically is "an ocean wave to death", a "mindless countdown to retirement" and that through our employers we are "slaves to money then we die." So the song became an anthem for workers worldwide and maintained its global title. I still play it in my bedroom the odd time. It was while I was working at Tesco I wrote it. I hope people can relate to it. I particularly like the chorus.

written - 1998 (completed October)

lyrics -

monday morning comes too soon
and im sleeping on the moon
waiting for a lame excuse
to get up for orange juice

monday morning lasts too long
like a fool im working on
looking at my watch in shock
that its only 9 o'clock

now its friday afternoon
and ive nothing left to do
but collect my salary
i know ill spend on saturday

on the eve of a golden age im told
at the end of the rainbow theres no gold

monday mornings here again
and im nearly always late
waiting for an alibi
to defend my lack of pride

now its friday afternoon
and im sleeping on the moon
spending all my weekly wages
on things that fill a thousand pages

even in the sun defeat is cold
at the end of the rainbow theres no gold

on the eve of a golden age im told
at the end of the rainbow theres no gold