Verse 1
Every year the number changed,
Little raise, but the title stayed,
Same desk, same system screen,
Same invisible routine machine.
Solved the fires, closed the queue,
Did the work they asked me to,
But somewhere deep inside my mind,
I knew I was getting left behind.
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Pre-Chorus
Now I see the hidden game,
Hard work alone won’t change the name,
If impact’s silent, no one knows,
And quiet effort rarely grows.
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Chorus
I don’t want another yearly hike,
I want a level that reflects my life,
Not just surviving shift to shift,
But building skills that truly lift.
I’m done waiting for someday,
Done hoping systems make a way,
If the door won’t open for me,
I’ll build a path they cannot freeze.
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Verse 2
Meetings, metrics, pressure, calls,
Learning how the ladder works at all,
Visibility, ownership,
Not just carrying extra shifts.
Promotion isn’t emotion,
It’s leverage, timing, proof in motion,
Data talks and outcomes stay,
While empty praise just fades away.
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Bridge
So I sharpen discipline at night,
Courses open, future in sight,
Scrum boards, leadership, strategy,
Turning pressure into clarity.
No victim story, no complaint,
No waiting for external fate,
Health, career, skill and mind,
Compounding value over time.
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Final Chorus
I don’t want another yearly hike,
I want growth that changes my whole life,
From hidden worker in the back,
To someone building scalable impact.
And if this place can’t recognize,
The man I’m becoming inside,
Then one day I’ll walk away,
Into a role my value pays.
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Outro
Raises pay the present month,
But real growth changes what you become,
So every late night, every strain,
Won’t end in staying the same
