Unemployment Day

from No Landlines, No Plans, Just Smartphones and Good Friends by Stem Champ

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June 26, 2019

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I’d like to fake a smile today
And I’d like for no one to stand in my way
If the sky can be this blue why can’t I too?

I’m 40 hours away from unemployment day
And i’m not quite sure of what i’m gonna do
Maybe i’ll move back into my old room
Or Maybe i’ll stay here forever
And watch my loans grow just like i’ve watched my brother
I’m oh so far away and I remember being 10 like it was yesterday

Well maybe happiness isn’t for me
I’m too tired to do all the things i gotta do to be who i wanna be
And in my heart i am still seventeen
And throwing myself at all the wrong people for attention and affection

Well i guess this is just life in your twenties
You blink and 2 days later you turn 24
And you find yourself asking silly questions like
What's my age again?
And what am I gonna do when BC catches on fire again?
My escape plan is a hurry up and wait plan
And I’m not quite sure how much more of this my fragile lungs can take
Yeah, I’m not quite sure how much more of this my fragile lungs can take

So I guess I’ll just fake a smile today
and I’ll kindly ask for you to not stand in my way
If the sky can be this blue why can’t I too?

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from No Landlines, No Plans, Just Smartphones and Good Friends, released March 5, 2021

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Stem Champ Edmonton, Alberta

Stem Champ playfully captures the joys of a summer night spent biking around with pals, tender late night conversations, and falling in love with the person you’re becoming.

These days Stem Champ (live) plays as a 4-piece making music somewhere in the lane of emo-tinged indie-rock. ... more

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