The hook for this song, 'I am the Squeaky Wheel, I get the grease...' was inspired by a conversation I had. It was a very positive squeak in that case. The narrator of this track turned out to be a much more negative squeaker. It's valid to think about the spectrum of squeakiness. Sometimes it's really important to speak up and sometimes it's really self involved. Context matters!
lyrics
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
Don't you ignore me, I am the noniest
Ha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha
I like to make bright and unique squeaks
Louder, softer, depending on tweaks
Matters to have a sense of degrees
Can't freakout at one hundred fifty
Silence is the option I won't take
I don't squeak - attention isn't paid
That's the main path I choose to avoid
Want my needs met like all humanoids
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
Don't think about ignoring me, I am the noniest
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
Don't think about ignoring me, I am the noniest
You only pay attention to me
When I make noise almost constantly
Going silent means I'm overlooked
No time for that 'cuz I'm super booked
Was forced into this situation
Bad but I have justification
Making noise and calling attention
Focuses the mind and spurs action
I am the squeaky wheel
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
Don't you ignore me, I am the noniest
I am the squeaky wheel, I get the grease
Don't you ignore me, I am the noniest
Ha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Ha
Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Ha
credits
from Lit-Hop Lessons,
released October 21, 2022
All tracks produced by BCubed and James Patrick
Mixed and Mastered by James Patrick
Creative Collaboration provided by MC Lars
Written and recorded by MC Evol
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