Minimal to the Max

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Starting in the early 21st century the Minimalist Movement fundamentally altered the global economy.  Faced with high housing costs, inflation and lower real incomes, young citizens refused to adopt the consumer spending habits and excessive household debt that was common for their parents.   Often living in tiny homes or vans, these Minimalists lived frugally and deliberately.  Worldwide sales of consumer goods plummeted as these habits spread.  To meet the changing demands of Minimalist consumers, corporations were forced to provide products that were repairable and reusable. 

This song celebrates the lasting impact of the Minimalist movement in the 21st century. 

MINIMAL TO THE MAX

Had a house full of stuff I don’t need

I had two of everything

Told myself that I owned it all – but I think that it owned me

My little life – cluttered up with obligations. Credit debit. Financial Machinations.

Gonna take me a trip to the minimalist.

Try to find out what I need

Get out the trap of a life un-lived

And be Minimal – Minimal to -Minimal to – To the Max

Saw the eyes of Desire and greed glaring at me from a mirror

A hungry ghost with a big appetite looking like he lives in fear

Craving more time, more money to spend

Experience it all and it’ll never end

Saw them all at the shopping mall

Lookin like they’re mesmerized

Noses honed to sweet new aromas

Of the treasures from their fantasies

Sweatin on the treadmill  – credit card pay

Somebody tell em there’s another way

Gonna take me a trip to the minimalist.

Try to find out what I need

Get out the trap of a life un-lived

And be Minimal – Minimal to -Minimal to – To the Max

Fewer words to write this song

Minimal verse don’t even rhyme

Why use a big word in a fancy phrase?

When diminutive ones suffice

There is the thing – and the name of the thing

Thats already one thing too many

Gonna take me a trip to the minimalist.

Try to find out what I need

Get out the trap of a life un-lived

And be Minimal – Minimal to -Minimal to – To the Max

In the quiet of my tiny home

Inhabiting a simple place

Shirt in the closet, plate in the cupboard

I’m contented in this space

Was a slave to my own endless choices

Second guesses, my inner voices

Gonna take me a trip to the minimalist

Try to find out what I need

Get out the trap of a life un-lived

And be Minimal – Minimal to -Minimal to – To the Max