Five Days of the Week
Pietasters Lyrics
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(chorus: Monday's like Tuesday's, always go so slow. Wednesday it blows my mind half way left to go. Thursday it teases just beyond my grasp. Friday comes the week is done, I thought I'd never last. Reality's got ahold of me and it won't let go I work all day and I try to say Still there's nothing to show)
Get to work at 5 past 8, I sit and wait, My boss is late. The movement of the minute hand my boss is there with big requests Hope my dreamin' can't be true, there's so much I have to do On my feet, time to begin, ask myself just what I'm in While I'm working my mind Is drifting far away where work is missing Easy life without a care, click 3 times but I'm not there. Look at the dial against my will, time just seems to stand still. I wish I could fly away find myself a better day
(chorus)
The Pietasters' song "Five Days of the Week" speaks to the monotony of everyday life and the struggle to find meaning in the daily grind. The lyrics describe the mundanity and routine of the singer's workweek, expressing a feeling of disappointment and exhaustion with the daily tasks of waking up, getting ready, commuting to work, and sitting at a desk all day. The chorus repeats the days of the week, highlighting how each day feels the same, and how the workweek drags on, with Friday feeling like a distant goal that is finally reached.
The lyrics also articulate a desire for something more in life, a yearning for freedom and escape from the tedium of work. The singer dreams of a life without the constraints of a job and the responsibility that comes with it. They imagine being "unemployed rich and free," able to live without the stress and pressure of a regular job. However, the final stanza suggests that despite this desire, the reality of life holds firm, and the singer ultimately resigns themselves to the routine of their current existence.
Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on the struggles of everyday life and the search for meaning and freedom even within a world that can often feel stagnant and unchanging.
Line by Line Meaning
5 days of the week I wake up from my sleep
Every weekday I wake up early in the morning.
Before the sunrise and rub my bleary eyes
It's still dark outside when I wake up and I'm still feeling tired.
Just the job for the summer I tell myself but it's a bummer
I thought this job would be perfect for the summer, but it's not.
In the shower turn it on after that then I'm gone
I take a shower and then quickly leave for work.
Jog to my car, I really don't have that far
I run to my car because it's not far from where I live.
Driving down the road I never see a soul
I don't see anyone else on the road when I'm driving to work.
The sun is just coming up, drink up coffee from my cup
It's early in the morning and I need coffee to keep me awake.
Just to keep myself awake, boy do I need a break.
I'm so tired that I need a break just to stay awake.
Get to work at 5 past 8, I sit and wait, My boss is late.
I arrive at work a little after 8 and have to wait for my boss to show up.
The movement of the minute hand my boss is there with big requests
As soon as the clock hits a certain time, my boss shows up and has a lot of demands for me.
Hope my dreamin' can't be true, there's so much I have to do
I hope that I'm not dreaming because I have a lot of work to do.
On my feet, time to begin, ask myself just what I'm in
I start working and question why I'm in this job.
While I'm working my mind Is drifting far away where work is missing
As I work, my mind wanders to a place where I don't have to work.
Easy life without a care, click 3 times but I'm not there.
I imagine an easy life where I don't have to work, but it's not reality.
Look at the dial against my will, time just seems to stand still.
I check the time even though I don't want to and time seems to go by slowly.
I wish I could fly away find myself a better day
I wish I could escape this reality and find a better life.
What I wouldn't do to be unemployed rich and free
I would do anything to not have to work and be rich and free.
Someday I will wait and see not a thing to worry me
I hope that someday I won't have to worry about anything.
No more out late at night, waking up before the light
I won't have to stay out late and wake up early in the morning.
Party's out pretty right. Is my picture painted right.
Life will be great and I hope that I'm painting the right picture in my mind.
Taking a breath to clear my head, killing myself to make some bread
I take a breath to try to clear my mind, but I'm working hard just to make money.
Can't believe the job they have, ready to turn right where I stand
I can't believe that people actually enjoy this job and I'm ready to quit right now.
Just when I'm about to quit had enough and over it
I'm at my breaking point and about to quit.
Time for lunch I need a break, not much more that I can take
I need a break and lunchtime is the only relief I'll get.
Goodbye to work, I must go, so that I could have some dough
I say goodbye to work so that I can earn some money.
Boost myself through the heat, ready to drop and take a seat
I push myself through the tough parts of the day and am ready to take a break.
Boss is yelling he doesn't pay for me to sit and waste away
My boss is screaming at me for taking a break and wasting time.
Just when I'm about to quit, day is over I'm over it.
Right when I'm about to give up, the workday ends and I'm done with it.
Contributed by Jordan S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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