CARSICK - Gig Tax Lyrics

What time are you on?
Can you do a cover song?
Don't know if I can pay ya
We didn't break even with the tickets
So I guess I'll see ya later
Who, me?
Yes, I'm the promoter
Minimal turnout means exposure
Trust me, done it for years mate
I'll never f*ck you over

Dead sober
We're on time
No soundcheck, don't ask why
Could you cut your set short
Make room for the club night?
Don't mean to be uptight
I'm all bark, no bite
Need you out by nine tonight
Turned you down if that's alright?

Great set
Didn't see it
Heard you were good
I don't believe it

You drove all that way
Seven-hour trip, nowhere to stay
How much you charge?
How much they pay?
To see you f*ck up on the stage?
Said you got some tips,
Tricks and pointers, you insist
Top ten ways to make it big
Coming from someone who never did

You got 8k followers
Pretty big deal, you see?
Said you've done bigger and
Playing to an empty room,
Well that just ain't me
Oh, by the way lads, I gotta shoot
So I'm gonna miss the set, so uhhhhhhhh...
Break a leg

Great set
Didn't see it
Heard you were good
I don't believe it

[Yeah, nah, those boys are kinda shit,
Like I don't really rate them
They think they're unique
All they do is rip off other bands,
Like they're not even discreet
If you ask me, I think they sound a lot like The...]

Dave knows a bloke
Used to run The Royal Oak
Said he could get us on there next week
Said he'll call it a favour
And he'll pay us later
For now we should do it for free

And if it ain't too much trouble
We got merch to hustle
We haven't got money to eat
He said you'll have to charge double
It's cheaper on Redbubble
Shipping on their site is free