Hi everybody! (Hiiii Dr Nick). Here's my first tune (posted, not written). This was inspired by my crappy job in an industry I don't care about. Sometimes my boss would send me to a job and be like "This is a big client for us so you have to make a good impression". So I'd be putting on a face for this person, feigning enthusiasm while wishing to be anywhere else, and I always imagined they were doing the same thing. I used to wish we could both just drop the act, and the job would be much better if we didn't have to pretend we *just luuurved it* (got a great attitude, don't I?).
So this is really about the sadness of being nowhere near where you want to be in life and feeling like you have to put on an act just to survive. Anyway, thanks for listening…
https://soundcloud.com/pope-on-a-rope/a-very-important-client-1/s-6Si6jA Very Important Client
Their representative will meet you at 4
Onsite where the work will happen
Stiff shirt, shoes, the usual drill - stuff that looks new
There's no second "how d'you do?"
The personal touch, leave your feelings at home
It's what we pay you for, after all
And by the way
Sorry we can't pay you more
And make sure your thoughts stay locked inside your head
So he's free to assume you care
It's not enough to just be there
Make sure he feels well looked after
It's not an exact science
But he's a very important client
Their representative will be primed with concerns
He's a replicant, just like you
Of his host company's DNA
Their mission statement is his too
And make sure your face muscles do the smiley shape
So the guy feels like you care
It's not enough to just be there
Make sure he feels well looked after
It's not an exact science
But he's a very important client