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12: Rat Race

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 12 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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You’re paranoid without a reason
That everything you’ve ever done is not enough
The ones who care, you’ll never please them
How the hell do you come up with this stuff

Accept you’re coming nowhere in this rat race
You and only you can change your views
Appreciate what mattered in the first place
And usually the rat race would improve
They say life is what you make it
And I hope you prove to yourself this is true

I’ve seen you suffer alone in silence
And done my best to help you find your inner smile
I promise soon, you’ll find your purpose
Sometimes these things just take a little while

Accept you’re coming nowhere in this rat race
You and only you can change your views
Appreciate what mattered in the first place
Then usually the rat race would improve
They say life is what you make it
And I hope you prove to yourself this is true

The darkest it’ll ever get is just before the light begins
I guarantee this never lasts forever
The rain may fall for weeks on end
But I promise on my life my friend
I’ll carry your umbrella in this weather

So accept you’re coming nowhere in this rat race
You and only you can change your views
Appreciate what mattered in the first place
And then usually the rat race will improve
They say life is what you make it
And I hope you prove to yourself this is true

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released April 7, 2020

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Jon Shaban Cape Town, South Africa

JON SHABAN IS A SINGER SONGWRITER BASED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. SHORTLY AFTER QUITTING HIS JOB AND COMMITTING TO BEING A FULL-TIME ARTIST, JON LAUNCHED HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 2015 TITLED ‘FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE’ AND HAS SINCE TOURED RELENTLESSLY BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH HIS SOLO MATERIAL AND HIS BAND, THE SHABS. ... more

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