Verse 1:
Alarm clock clashing, mind starts dashing
Bank account crashing, dreams getting slashing.
I’m checking the statement, looking for house cash
But all I see is debt and a life of enslavement.
The inflation is brazen, it’s starving the nation
I’m carving a station out of pure desperation.
Thirteen for the poultry, it’s corruption and greed
The culture is vulture, the outlook is somber.
I’m trading my hours for pennies and flour
While sharks in the towers are claiming the power.
It’s a systemic pandemic, a financial polemic
The struggle is authentic, but the fix nonexistent.
Chorus:
It’s a tightrope walk on a frayed out string
Trying to hear the notes that the Dream used to sing.
But the tank is on E and the bills are on high
Just a middle-class ghost trying to get by.
Yeah, we’re grinding for the copper, praying for the gold
In a world getting pricey while the hearts grow cold.
Verse 2:
The rent is a monster, a heavy imposter
That swallows the roster of the wealth I can foster.
I’m patching the tires while stoking the fires
Of hidden desires that the market requires.
My tuition is wishing for a better condition
But I’m stuck in position like a failed expedition.
It’s interest and fees, it’s a wealth of disease
I’m down on my knees just to freeze in the breeze.
They talk 'bout investing, 'bout stocks and 'bout testing
But my spirit is arresting from the constant digesting—
Of notices red, and the words that they said
About working 'til you’re dead just to stay in the black.
Verse 3:
So I hustle the muscle, just to try and stay afloat
My life is a puzzle, I’m sipping on Tabasco—
To burn off the bitter, I’m not a quitter
Even when the glitter is lost in the litter.
I’m stacking the chips, I’m tightening grips
I’m watching the slips as the economy dips.
But I’m still in the race, I’m holding the pace
With a look on my face that they cannot erase.
From the concrete jungle to the digital fumble
We’re ready to rumble even when we stumble.
Outro:
Yeah.
More than just a stat.
More than just a tax bracket.
Trying to find a silver lining in a lead jacket.
Keep your head up.
