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For Your Extreme Convenience

by Serene Dominic

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Sunday night I'm remembering The death in my eyes that Monday morning brings I'd stay home if I could But that won't do no good Or keep you in the style you're accustomed to Days of futile tasks Do whatever the bosses ask Days of futile tasks Till I come home to you Once upon a time we manufactured things Now we just make time, time for more suffering I just happened to pass by Heard a secretary cry Seems like no one remembered "Secretary Week" Days of futile tasks Do whatever the bosses ask Days of futile tasks Till I come home to you And when I'm laying down beside you I'm still thinking about the job And when I dream, I dream that I'm on a train That's taking me back to the job I need me an energy drink Maybe a miracle pill To get me over the hump But not over the hill Well it's somebody's birthday They're passing around cake It's always someone's birthday I could scream Days of futile tasks Do whatever the bosses ask Days of futile tasks Till I come home to you
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Anti-Stress Zen Garden written by Serene Dominic, 2014 Every morning it’s the same old fuss Someone new is thrown under the bus The only variation I can see is wondering who the new recruit will be I DON’T KNOW I DON’T KNOW HOW FAR I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IF IT WASN’T FOR MY ANTI-STRESS ZEN GARDEN (2X) Life’s a beach, a little patch of sand Small enough to fit inside your hand Folk can ridicule me left to right This miniature rake has probably saved their lives I DON’T KNOW I DON’T KNOW IF I’D HAVE TURNED OUT ROTTEN IF IT WASN’T FOR MY ANTI-STRESS ZEN GARDEN (2X) Where I don’t need anybody and I don’t want anybody and I don’t love anybody, everything’s already turned to sand! Once I was out on the ledge because I lost all sense I lost my job, I lost my house I lost my, umm, my pretty little baby I’m not sitting on a fence about it so don’t you get-a me started Unless you want to hear about all of its restorative powers I DON’T KNOW I DON’T KNOW HOWMUCH I HAVE HAVE GOTTEN IF IT WASN’T FOR MY ANTI-STRESS ZEN GARDEN (2X) Where I don’t need anybody and I don’t want anybody and I don’t love anybody © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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Filibuster 02:40
FILIBUSTER Written by Serene Dominic 2014 Call another meeting, get everybody involved Talk and talk and talk but nothing ever gets resolved Wearing me down Into the ground Fa fa fa fa la la la la ba ba ba ba ba Filibuster ! I disagree and try to make sense of it all Them you accuse me of doing the old stonewall Cause you love the sound Of your sputtering mouth Fa fa fa fa la la la la ba ba ba ba ba Filibuster ! You blather on like nothing else Like you’re doing us all favors Gridlock and dead end still you go on and on Better pack a lunch, we’re in for the long con Everyone wants this one Except for that one Fa fa fa fa la la la la ba ba ba ba ba Filibuster ! Fa fa fa fa la la la la ba ba ba ba ba Filibuster ! © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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The Girl From Analytics The girl from Analytics passed my way For her 10:40 meeting every day Whats the mystery She's sworn to secrecy She's seen the big board If I could find keywords to make her care She'd know my heart, I could direct her there Could she ever love And guy who just writes stuff She knows as "bad code" Maybe she's come to eliminate my job Destroy my life somebody make her stop Still I want her... I want her...want her for her mind The girl from Analytics The girl from Analytics passed again She's from Somalia, maybe Pakistan I crane my neck to see her walk away from me To the room with the big board Do they arrange marriages where she's from I guess I gotta impress her dad and mom She's never either or Knows what she's looking for And it's never bad code. Maybe she thinks I don;t produce enough Maybe she wants to outsource all this love Still I want her.... Still I want her Still I want her... I want her...want her for her mind The girl from Analytics
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The Office Lovers written by Serene Dominic Taking their lunch breaks ten minutes apart So water cooler talking doesn’t starting They rendezvous at the Shanghai Cafe It’s in another area code so goddamned far away The office lovers . Everybody knows . The office lovers . In their respective departments working hard Projects of which they’re not slowed to talk The secret ripping apart Sam and Kate Their employee manual says they aren’t allowed to date The office lovers . Everybody knows . The office lovers . They’re facing termination with each stolen kiss No one remembers where their employee manual is How long must they hide? Must they run? Link arms and sing “We Shall Overcome?” Human resources keeps getting the slip If relationships are work, what’s work relationships? The office lovers . Everybody knows . The office lovers .
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Selfie 02:10
Selfie Written By Serene Dominic copyright 2014 There's a guy whose gift for funny led him to be known as Selfie For the portrait he took of himself with the copier machine People gathered round his cubicle and say "boy that is something" It hung there till the sun turned all the colors aquamarine Maybe there is more to him than he will ever show When the workday's over, he's always the last to go There's someone for everybody do there must be one for Selfie Someone who will love him for more than just his left ass cheek Life has greater meaning but I wonder what that means to Selfie Love can move a mountain, it can bring a feller to his knees Maybe in a truthful moment outside center three He'll tell you that cracking jokes ain't all it's cracked up to be Life can be a dream but tonight's a sleepless night for Selfie Will he always be someone that no one can know? Will he always be someone that no one can know?
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COME POWER POINTING WITH ME written by Serene Dominic If you got a point worth making and it needs illucidating Come Power Pointing with Me If you got yourself a thesis but it’s on the ground in pieces Come Power Pointing with Me Well it’s an outasite software, Bill Gates made it for you But if you’re no good with a manual I’ll tell you what you should do Familiarize with the clicker so your presentation’s quicker Come Power Pointing with Me Make a file then duplicate it then you know you’ve really made it Come Power Pointing with Me And you can win the whole room over if you tell a joke or two I hope you’re not one of those peoplewho hates when people look at you And if you get nervous - Picture the audience naked Unless you get nervous - Picturing the audience naked Plan a Q&A Session cause there’ll be lots of questions Come Power Pointing with Me Now your video’s embedded there’s no need to get big headed Just Power Point Here with Me Now you can win the whole room over coz you told a joke or two And you shouldn’t feel surprised when everybody’s looking at you Come Power Pointing with Me! Come Power Pointing with Me! © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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Content 02:42
CONTENT There’s a lot of world that you don’t see When you’re at a desk, 8 to 5:30 You can’t be everywhere but it ain’t no sin If you’re losing ground, I can fill you in WITH CONTENT! I’LL MAKE YOU CONTENT YOU DON’T HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT OUT IN THE STREET CONTENT! LOTS OF CONTENT ALL THE DATA THAT YOU’LL EVER NEED There’s a bigger world that you will miss Toiling overtime from 8 to 6 Eyes glued to a ViewSonic monitor You've forgotten where all the wild things were CONTENT! YOU COULD BE CONTENT IN THE TALL GRASS UNDERNEATH A TREE CONTENT! WE ARE ALL CONTENT WE’RE JUST NOT WHERE WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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Mañana 02:59
Mañana! written by Serene Dominic Mañana! You were never promised to anyone Mañana! But I’d outlive the world to see you once Mañana! I’m trying hard to be more worthy of Mañana I’m just a man who fell so hard in love You are the dream that finally came when I spoke your name You are the dream that finally came Please let me stay here in your arms Mañana! I want to be present in all you are Mañana! ! I want to ride upon your shooting star Mañana! I am a better Scrooge because of you Mañana! Showing me how much I have been a fool-LISTEN Sometimes I scare myself when I remember goodbye Sometimes I scare myself when I remember goodbye You are the dream that finally came when I spoke your name You are the dream that finally came Please let me stay here in your arms © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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Working Man 02:59
WORKING MAN Written by Serene Dominic I am working man. I don’t make a lot of money But what I have on hand is yours Because I love you I’d give anything to you All of my time except for the nine hours I give to the man I can take what they give me as long as you’re with me With you I’ve got something Without you I’m nothing Working for nothing, I’m working for nothing If not for your love You are a working girl, recently unemployed You’ve so much go offer you’ll find work, work on no time Whenever I see you, I know I don’t have to worry Things will get better sometime, sometime after five I can take what they give me as long as you’re with me With you I’ve got something Without you I’m nothing Working for nothing, I’m working for nothing If not for your love I am a working man. Don’t take much to make me happy Just coming home to you with a fine bottle of wine Because I love you I’d give anything to you All of my time except for the nine hours I slave for the man © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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Sweet Interference/3 PM Sugar Crash written by Serene Dominic, 2014 Sweet interference I wait for clearance Need someone to micro-manage me Ooo wee Sweet interference Time, perseverance Compliment till I get what I need Yes indeed Tell me what to do I’m not brown nosing you Can’t you tell it’s love that you see? Oh how the hours slip away from me When I’m not with you It feels like I’m on trial for my life And if there is something that I haven’t done that I’ve got to do Well then tell me tell me tell me Please I’m begging of you repeat 1st verse & 2nd verse chorus © 2014 Serene Dominic
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CAN I BE FORGIVEN NOW? Written by Serene Dominic, 2014 The king in exile can’t renounce the throne, la la la la, la la la la la la Without his love he’s a man all alone, la la la la, la la la la la la But can he please be forgiven now? Can you find it in your heart to love him somehow? Can he please be forgiven now? The queen says “No! No! No!” Back at the castle the shadows grow long, la la la la, la la la la la la None of the servents notice he’s gone, la la la la, la la la la la la But can he please be forgiven now? Can you find it in your heart to love him somehow? Can he please be forgiven now? The queen says “No! No! No!” No candle in the window, no moon in sight, la la la la, la la la la la la The king wanders aimlessly in the night la la la la, la la la la la la © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.
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TURNDOWN NIGHT SERVICE I - I’ve dreamed my dream of extreme convenience Peppermints on my pillow in this sea of loneliness How thoughtful that they pulled back the dovay so I can slide under the sheets That’s why I always asks for the turndown service It’s the only love that’s guaranteed To the weary business traveler suffering Kentucky on his own Who knows there’s a differnt turndown service Waiting for him back home My spirits are bolstered now in this room of blue and brown My darkest hour of need That’s why I ask for the turndown night service It’s the only love that’s guaranteed I - I’ve dreamed my dream of extreme convenience Peppermints on my pillow in this sea of loneliness How thoughtful that they pulled back the dovay so I can slide under the sheets That’s why I always asks for the turndown service It’s the only love that’s guaranteed © 2014 Serene Dominic for Onus Music.

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Tracks 1 thru 7 constitute "SIDE MONDAY"
Tracks 8 thru 15 constitute "SIDE FRIDAY"

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released September 1, 2014

All instruments and singing by Serene Dominic except:

Tim Alexander: backing vocals on "Come Power Point"
Andy Samford - Lead guitar on "Turndown Night Service"
Andrew Jemsek - Piano on "Days of Futile Tasks"

Photo by Amy Ouzoonian

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