The mantra of the song is that when you get done with your workday, you should take the time and reset yourself for your "play" time. Specifically, it's about that first splash of comforting water you experience when washing your face in a bathroom after a long, hot day.
lyrics
Do I want it or need it?
no I gotta have it
money
is it less wrong
if I get to be myself?
am I haunted? romancing?
new places every night
new friends dancing
no dreams 'til dawn
that's where I belong
(when)
I wash off my dirty face
It's been a long day
Too long to waste my play
With my work face
Did I land it as planned?
got more and more
time to do it again
if I get to be myself
do I show it
when I blow it?
all I know is I flow
the glow is strong
should've known it all along
credits
from Workface,
released October 26, 2018
Recorded & Mixed by Dustin Harmon
at Warm Glow Studios - Madison, WI
Mastered by Justin Perkins
at Mystery Room Mastering - Milwaukee, WI
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