Polishing Chrome

by Camden Place feat. Jade C

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“Polishing chrome” pays tribute to the predominantly immigrant staff who work in the fast food industry. It is a hard life with long hours, thin tips and a very modest wage. Yet the staff are invariably cheerful, and carry warm dreams of home in their hearts as they go about their work. In Eddie Rocket's (Dublin), when not serving customers, the staff are constantly cleaning, which explains the title of the song.

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The window gives no relief
Streets are cold and gray
Sun seems to hide its light
Summer so far away

Once more she's on her own
Working the midnight shift
Dreaming of a better life
Right now she feels adrift

How come she said goodbye
To all that she held so dear
Mopping floors and polishing chrome
Eating away the years

This job is just for now
No sign she's gonna leave
She's one who stands in line
Doesn't make much from tips

Going back home in June
Longing to feel the sun
Renew her body, re-charge her heart
Learn to have faith again

How come she said goodbye
To all that she held so dear
Mopping floors and polishing chrome
Eating away the years

She feels the pull of home
Fascination of the past
Tide is on the turn
Future is fading fast

Meanwhile another land
Where the sun never hides its light
People speak in a different tongue
With words so warm and bright

How come she said goodbye
To all that she held so dear
Mopping floors and polishing chrome
Eating away the years

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released November 23, 2020
Copyright © 2019 Seán Silke/Rohan Healy. All rights reserved.

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