Name: A Hard Game
Duration: P00H05M52S
Description: Mary and Johnathan's daughter, Molly, heads to London in search of work. She begs on the street and asks a passer by for advice. He launches into a rather bitter rant about it being a tough and unfair world and that, if Molly is lucky, she'll find work in a factory, but that that is the best she can hope for.

A Hard Game

from Children of a Factory Nation (LP) by Jordan Reyne

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Mary and Johnathan's daughter, Molly, heads to London in search of work. She begs on the street and asks a passer by for advice. He launches into a rather bitter rant about it being a tough and unfair world and that, if Molly is lucky, she'll find work in a factory, but that that is the best she can hope for.

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Hey over there – can you spare me what you've got?

I'll play what you want to hear – happy or sad. Frozen hands or not.

No I'm not from round here, people always ask that question.

Please, if you stop and stare,

Share at least your good suggestions.

Oh there are so many lives to run away from.

So won't you tell me how to make something of my own.

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It's a loaded game, you can't take or leave

Hard hard, you've got to be.

Hope and faith: vanities

Hard hard, and you tell me

How do the lonely see?

Hard hard, I just step away.

You with your insight – does it keep you warm? Does it pacify?

Hard hard, oh.

And for what it's worth, it's an iron lung.

Hard hard, but it will help you breathe

You'll fit or sink, my dear

Hard hard - there is no other way.

Responsibility hard hard and it will stay

you with your frail light. You're a factory job, if you work it right.

Hard hard oh.

It's a loaded gun, but it's up to you

Far far be it from me to say

Use it as best you can

cos you get one shot

it can go either way

hard hard, oh.

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from Children of a Factory Nation (LP), released October 24, 2011

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Jordan Reyne Karlsruhe, Germany

Known recently as the Resident Evil 7 vocalist (trailer track, "Go Tell Aunt Rhody"), Jordan is described by New Zealand's National Radio as the pioneer of a new sound, Jordan's music is a blend of irish/ celtic rock, steam-era machine noise, and Grimms fairytale-eske lyrics. Imagine PJ Harvey trapped in the workhouses of Industrial Revolution era England, with only Nine Inch Nails for company. ... more

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