THIS ONE’S CALLED
MASK (YOUR NEW LIFE)

(You’ve got to) stop working
If no one notices
QUIT!
See how they manage then
Increase your efforts across the board
And when they call you in...

”We’ve noticed all of your hard work
and we think it's about time...”
QUIT THEN!
REAPPLY
Under an assumed name
A cool name like Clyde
(Yeah)

INTERVIEW
You go in wearing a mask
Covering whole head
and shoulders
and torso
(It’s own) full head of hair
Breathtaking hair
You look like if a horse
Were a man
With a past

If there is any justice in this world
They will offer you the job
Your human heart pounds like a horse
heart does
the night before the Grand National

But remember -
This is the same job you currently hold
So you know you can do it
Just as they formally make the offer...
You’re gonna rip off the mask

And shout
‘I’m not Clyde - it’s actually me’
The big reveal
The thing is...
People have started treating you
differently since you started to wear the mask
Even your wife has started to look at you
with some measure of respect

We think your wife may prefer Clyde
You’re starting to think maybe you do too
Could it be so bad?
Wearing another face over your face for the rest of your days
Your weeks, your quarters, your fiscal years

“We’ve noticed all of your hard work and...”
It’s a proud mask,
Like a Samurai's mask
Am I? Am I a modern Samurai?
You could see yourself a Samurai

When the moment comes
Your birth face sweating under your mask face
They offer you the job
It’s a new job
Less pay, fewer responsibilities
No longer customer facing

“I ACCEPT” you scream
Before adding
“This is Clyde, I am face!”
They seem convinced

”Welcome to the team” they say
”And your new life”
”Your new life/Everything’s gonna be fine”
(Repeats)