1. MAKAN GAJI | SIJIL SAMPAH | The lecturer guards his salary and dodges the hard questions.

Track 1 of 13 · SIJIL SAMPAH · 3:41 · Produced by ListingMine Music
1. MAKAN GAJI | SIJIL SAMPAH | The lecturer guards his salary and dodges the hard questions.
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About This Song

SIJIL SAMPAH | Track 01 of 13. The opening track of SIJIL SAMPAH sits inside a quiet, air-conditioned lecturer's office. Every lesson follows the syllabus, every slide is old, and every hard question about finding buyers or unpaid commission is answered with the 4Ps, the 4Cs and a SWOT chart. Outside, the real estate world has no fixed salary, only uncertain commission and bills that never wait. The lecturer knows this, but says nothing: if students stopped studying, who would pay his salary? The song is a calm, ironic portrait of someone protecting his chair and counting the days to month-end.

Lyrics

Selamat pagi
Buka buku
Ikut sukatan
Tak perlu lari tajuk
Kemeja licin
Kasut berkilat
Pintu pejabat tertutup rapat
Senyum terukur
Suara berlapik
Pendingin udara berdengung perlahan
Langsir menapis cahaya petang
Cawan porselin
Potret rasmi
Dokumen tersusun di tepi meja
Mereka datang membawa soalan
Saya tunjuk halaman selamat
Jam bergerak ikut jadual
Gaji masuk ikut tarikh
Satu soalan boleh panjang ceritanya
Satu jawapan mengundang mesyuarat
Lebih baik semua ikut sukatan
Jangan sampai saya dipanggil menghadap
Makan gaji
Jaga kerusi
Slaid bertukar
Gaji tak lari
Makan gaji
Jaga kerusi
Esok masuk
Ulang lagi
Komisen tak tetap
Bil dan sewa tetap
Di balik pintu saya berteduh
Hujung bulan saya kira hari
Baris ketiga tunduk lena
Baris kelima menatap skrin
Seorang angkat tangan
Macam mana nak cari pembeli
Kalau pelanggan dirampas
Kalau komisen tak dibayar
Saya tulis empat P
Saya tambah empat C
SWOT penuh di papan
Semua sibuk menyalin
Slaid lama setia membisu
Menurut saja
Tak pernah menguji
Semua ikut sukatan
Jangan lari tajuk
Loceng berbunyi
Komputer ditutup
Soalan tinggal di dalam kelas
Saya pulang sebelum ia mengejar
Kalau saya buka dokumen lama
Tarikh tertera di muka
Lebih baik saya diam dahulu
Sebelum soalan jadi aduan
Makan gaji
Jaga kerusi
Slaid bertukar
Gaji tak lari
Makan gaji
Jaga kerusi
Esok masuk
Ulang lagi
Komisen tak tetap
Bil dan sewa tetap
Di balik pintu saya berteduh
Hujung bulan saya kira hari
Di luar saya tak tahu cari pembeli
Komisen belum tentu dibayar
Bil dan sewa tetap menunggu
Tiada gaji tetap di sana
Saya takkan cerita semua ini
Kataku nanti mereka patah semangat
Kalau mereka berhenti belajar
Siapa bayar gaji saya
Makan gaji
Jaga kerusi
Slaid bertukar
Gaji tak lari
Saya berhati-hati
Hujung bulan
Saya kira hari
Kelas tamat
Jumpa minggu depan
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Good morning
Open your books
Follow the syllabus
No need to go off-topic
Pressed shirt
Polished shoes
Office door shut tight
Measured smile
Cushioned voice
The air-conditioner hums softly
Curtains filter the afternoon light
Porcelain cup
Official portrait
Documents stacked beside the desk
They come bringing questions
I show them the safe page
The clock moves by schedule
Salary comes in on the date
One question can become a long story
One answer can invite a meeting
Better that everything follows the syllabus
Before I get called in to explain
Eating a salary
Guarding the chair
Slides change
Salary never runs
Eating a salary
Guarding the chair
Come in tomorrow
Repeat again
Commission isn't fixed
Bills and rent are fixed
Behind the door I take shelter
At month-end I count the days
Third row bows into sleep
Fifth row stares at screens
One hand goes up
How do we find buyers
What if clients are stolen
What if commission isn't paid
I write the four Ps
I add the four Cs
SWOT fills the board
Everyone busy copying
Old slides stay faithfully silent
Just obeying
Never testing
Everything follows the syllabus
Don't go off-topic
The bell rings
The computer shuts
Questions stay inside the classroom
I go home before they chase me
If I open the old documents
The date is printed on the cover
Better I keep quiet first
Before a question becomes a complaint
(Chorus)
Out there I don't know how to find buyers
Commission may never be paid
Bills and rent keep waiting
There's no fixed salary out there
I won't tell them all this
I say they'll lose heart
If they stop studying
Who will pay my salary
Eating a salary
Guarding the chair
Slides change
Salary never runs
I stay careful
At month-end
I count the days
Class is over
See you next week

All Tracks — SIJIL SAMPAH

1. MAKAN GAJI | SIJIL SAMPAH | The lecturer guards his salary and dodges the hard questions. 3:41 2. CABAR AKU? | SIJIL SAMPAH | Challenge the lecturer and pay with another semester. 4:09 3. KULIAH SAMPAH | SIJIL SAMPAH | Outdated lectures that teach nothing useful. 4:12 4. PAKATAN SENYAP | SIJIL SAMPAH | A silent pact that keeps a failing system alive. 3:15 5. TANYA SIAPA? | SIJIL SAMPAH | The lecturer deflects questions he cannot answer. 3:28 6. AI LEBIH TAHU | SIJIL SAMPAH | AI explains it better than the lecturer. 3:28 7. LUAR BIDANG | SIJIL SAMPAH | Outsiders build the agencies that succeed. 3:50 8. SAMA-SAMA TIPU | SIJIL SAMPAH | Both sides pretend inside the same system. 3:07 9. SEMBAH SIJIL | SIJIL SAMPAH | Without the certificate, the career door stays shut. 3:18 10. KERJA APA? | SIJIL SAMPAH | Most graduates end up leaving real estate. 3:56 11. GRADUAN SAMPAH | SIJIL SAMPAH | Certified graduates still start work from zero. 3:55 12. YURAN LEPAS GRAD | SIJIL SAMPAH | After graduating, still paying to learn the job. 3:18 13. BERSARA BERSUARA | SIJIL SAMPAH | A retiree finally speaks about what was never taught. 4:35