

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Tap the card Pray it clears (please) Laugh so you don’t Break down in tears (yeah) [Verse 1] Hit the servo, forty bucks Barely moves the dial Watch it drip like liquid gold Been broke for a while Rent’s a joke, my wage is static Coles bag lookin’ tragic Maggie noodles, budget spreads Call that Aussie magic They in Canberra sippin’ flat whites Talkin’ “market trends” We in hi-vis, chasing shift work Just to make the ends They claim “mateship”, claim “we’re listening” Same script every year But when the votes are counted They forget we’re even here (oi) [Chorus] Everything’s goin’ up, up, up But my pay stay stuck, stuck, stuck (stuck) Fill the tank, that’s my whole week gone How we meant to carry on? They say “tighten up your belt” While they fly first class on top Cost of livin’ got us choke, choke, choked But they don’t care if we drop [Verse 2] Land down under, upside down Bills above my head Afterpay on sneakers But I’m stressin’ over bread Tradies tradin’ overtime For one Big Mac and fries Nurses pullin’ doubles With the bags under their eyes Parliament on question time It’s all theatre seats Arguin’ like school kids We just tryin’ to eat They spin stats, spin the story Say the forecast’s fine Tell ‘em come do groceries On a Tuesday with my line [Chorus] Everything’s goin’ up, up, up But my pay stay stuck, stuck, stuck (hey) Fill the tank, that’s my whole week gone How we meant to carry on? They say “tighten up your belt” While they fly first class on top Cost of livin’ got us choke, choke, choked But they don’t care if we drop [Bridge] Shout out to the ones Still sharın’ what they got Half a pack of ciggies Split between the lot (yeah) From the bush to the ‘burbs From the flats to the farms If they won’t lift us up We’ll link arm in arm (oi, oi) [Chorus] Everything’s goin’ up, up, up But my pay stay stuck, stuck, stuck Fill the tank, that’s my whole week gone How we meant to carry on? They say “tighten up your belt” While they fly first class on top Cost of livin’ got us choke, choke, choked But they don’t care if we drop
Tags
rap, Bouncy Aussie hip hop, TikTok-ready structure with male vocals; tight drum groove, rubbery sub-bass, and cheeky synth plucks. Verses stay nimble with double-time pockets and witty local references; chorus explodes with gang vocals and stomping claps built for crowd shout-alongs. Light vocal chop hook underpins the drop after each chorus for replay value., hip hop
2:24
No
3/31/2026