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Keeping Kayfabe Blues

by Ross W Berman IV

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"kayfabe /ˈkeɪfeɪb/ is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as 'real' or 'true', specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not of a staged or predetermined nature of any kind."
-Wikipedia

Happy May Day. Buy this song about working for a living. Listen to it while you are working, to distract you from the fact that you are working. If buying it it is too much to ask, you can stream it. But if you buy it, you'll feel better about yourself while you are listening to this at work.

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I've been keeping Kayfabe.
I've been towing that company line.
I've been keeping Kayfabe.
I've been towing that company line.
I've been towing y'all for so long now,
I'm thinking of leaving y'all behind.

It's a vicious cycle
of work, sleep, & repeat.
It's a vicious cycle
of work, sleep, & repeat.
You'll be lucky if you've got time for your loved ones.
You'll be lucky if you even have time to eat.

I've been getting death threats.
Funny how privilege makes one bold.
I've been making and getting death threats.
Funny how privilege makes one bold.
No one's dying for what they believe in.
We're all just dying doing what we're told.

I've been keeping kayfabe.
I've been doing what I'm told.
I've been keeping kayfabe.
I've been doing what I'm told.
I've been singing with the latest hit,
and I'm chanting the wisdom of old.

If you don't know 'bout kayfabe,
it's the way the world goes 'round.
If you don't know 'bout kayfabe,
it's the way the world goes 'round.
If you're not preaching to the choir,
what's the point of even making a sound.

I've been keeping Kayfabe.
I've been towing that company line.
I've been keeping Kayfabe.
I've been towing that company line.
I've been towing y'all for so long now,
I'm thinking of leaving y'all behind.

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released May 1, 2018
Music & Lyrics by Ross W Berman IV.

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Ross W Berman IV Chicago, Illinois

Chicago-based-wrestling journalist-musician-playwright-raconteur

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