Waking in the darkness
It's almost time to go
Met with punitive aggression
Try not to let the sadness show
So what am I
But a human mine
Strip everything keeping me alive
Just pay the cost
Until life is lost
But the money grows till the end of time
And what is the point of singing
When it's expensive just to keep breathing
Working hard or hardly living
Bathed in the fluorescence
(You know it could be so much worse)
Mandatory overtime again
(Pour sand in a bottle)
Where is the freedom?
(Your pure smile is muddled)
When do I cross the line?
(You're the only one who's upset)
You want to help
But you don't know how
Fall deeper into a useless debt
Security
Stolen for good
It's coming but you don't know when yet
Becoming bitter and jaded
Say what you mean but the words are hated
Count up the tolls of working
Inside of every inflated cost
Are the precious hours I had lost
To a reserved rage blistering
Little life left flickering