Lyrics to "Animator's Retreat" as featured on Defunctland

[goatgodschild]

[intro]

When I was young, I dreamed of course
Drawing all day long, lying in the sun
I worked so hard on my portfolio
And I got a job working for a studio
Thought I could kick back and relax
But ever since then I’ve been stressed to the max!

Now they’ve paid for a weekend away
It’ll be hard to convince me not to stay!

CHORUS:
It’s an animator’s retreat
One weekend where we’re not mistreat!
We were planning a protest
(Five months of sleeping under my desk!)
But burnout –
I’ll rest my eyes
And dream about how we’re gonna
Unionize
Maybe tomorrow, when I wake
I won’t realize I’ve made a huge mistake!

How much of my joy will this company use?
Can it all be forgiven for some free booze?
Woke up with an Ink & Paint girl on my bed
If Walter finds out then I’ll surely be dead!
They had us on such tight deadlines
I think I finally lost my mind
This party’s removed all doubt –
PLEASE DON’T LET MY BOSS FIND OUT!

It’s an animator’s retreat
One weekend where we’re not mistreat!
We were planning a protest
(Five months of sleeping under my desk!)
But burnout –
I’ll rest my eyes
And dream about how we’re gonna
Unionize
Maybe tomorrow, when I wake
I won’t realize I’ve made a huge mistake!

[musical interlude]

Every day, I sit at my desk, and go frame by frame
And I knew it was never gonna be about
The money or the fame
But I never thought I wouldn’t
Be able to use my hand
And, oh, but is that blood or paint
There on my animation stand?

It’s an animator’s retreat
One weekend where we’re not mistreat!
We were planning a protest
(Five months of sleeping under my desk!)
But burnout –
I’ll rest my eyes
And dream about how we’re gonna
Unionize
Maybe tomorrow, when I wake
I won’t realize I’ve made a huge mistake!