Serve Us

by Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers

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i cried in the bathroom of my restaurant gig
and i quit after a week and a day
a younger me wouldve stayed for a year and i did
you can ask her if it turned out okay

i couldnt tell you
but i will tell her
we don’t do that bullsh*t anymore
We release what doesn’t serve us
and we leave jobs in food service
When they work us to the bone and make us sore
No we don’t do that bullshit anymore

i trashed the bathing suit that always made me feel like sh*t
a younger me wouldve sucked in ’til it hurt
and waited for the day i had a body that it fit
you can ask her all the pain that it was worth

i couldnt tell you
but i will tell her
we dont do that bullshit anymore

we release what doesn’t serve us
and relieve what dont deserve us
of our labor or our time and company
and we know sometimes what we want is what we need

i’m back at a restaurant a different one this time
i still feel like quitting and i will
But I don’t feel like crying in the bathroom anymore
And younger me’s in awe of me still

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released August 17, 2023
recorded, performed, produced by Mel Bryant
mastered by Conor McCarthy at Electric Church Records

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Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers Nashville, Tennessee

heart breakin' soul shakin' indie rock band comprised of lovers and friends making songs for their lovers and friends.

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