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One Day You’ll Work For Me is the 3rd track on the new album Thunder in the Night produced by Paul Robert Thomas
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“One Day You’ll Work For Me” is a poignant anthem of struggle, aspiration, and eventual empowerment. The lyrics chronicle the journey of an individual grappling with oppression, feeling trapped in a system where their value is determined by others who hold power. The narrator, while enduring hardships, dreams of a future where they rise above their circumstances.
The repeated refrain, “One day I’ll be rich, then you’ll work for me,” serves as both a declaration of hope and a critique of the unequal power dynamics in society. The song juxtaposes personal ambition with a deep sense of betrayal and frustration, as the narrator questions the morality of their employer, who seems indifferent to their plight. Through vivid imagery of “steel walls” and “ball and chain,” the lyrics capture the suffocating nature of their reality, yet the narrator holds on to their dreams of breaking free.
Themes of revolution and change appear throughout, symbolized by the “writing on the wall” and the notion of a shift in power—“Kings and queens are overthrown.” These elements suggest a growing awareness of social injustice and the inevitability of a reckoning. The narrator finds solace and strength in their dreams, which offer both motivation and a vision of a better future where they will not only escape but flourish.
Ultimately, “One Day You’ll Work For Me” conveys a message of resilience and the promise of transformation. It reflects the inner resolve to rise from the ashes of adversity, holding on to the belief that dreams can be realized, and that the tides of power will eventually turn.
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One Day You’ll Work For Me lyrics
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
I’ll pay you what I think you’re worth
Then you will understand the meaning of slavery, of slavery
I don’t wear a ball and chain
But you’ve marked my card
I don’t wear a ball and chain
But you’ve marked my card
I came to this land to be free
I didn’t know that it would be this hard
You say if I’m not happy
So then I can leave
You say if I’m not happy
So then I can leave
I thought you’re a reasonable boss
Anyways that’s what I always believed
Have you got a conscience
Or has that been sold
Have you got a conscience
Or has that been sold
Have you got a conscience
Or has that been sold
I wonder how you sleep at night
Behind steel walls your room must be so cold
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
I’ll pay you what I think you’re worth
Then you will understand the meaning of slavery
There’s a revolution down the lane
Kings and queens are overthrown
There’s a revolution down the lane
Kings and queens are overthrown
Can you feel the winds of change
Something’s coming I think you know
See the writing’s on the wall
Oh why can’t you see
See the writing’s on the wall
Oh why can’t you see
You say you tried to get up close
But you say that it’s just old graffiti
Each night I have the same dream
When I close my eyes
Each night I have the same dream
When I close my eyes
That through hard work I can climb up
And break up through the roof and touch the sky
And my dreams they keep me alive
For I know they’ll come true
And my dreams they keep me alive
For I know they’ll come true
They help me see all that will be
When I’ll be even more richer than you
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
One day I’ll be rich
Then you’ll work for me
I’ll pay you what I think you’re worth
Then you will understand the meaning of slavery
Paul Robert Thomas
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