[Verse 1]
Bills on the table
Hands in the red
They take from my pockets
Then ask for more bread
My mom says, “Hold on”
My dad looks away
We work every hour
Still lose half the day
[Pre-Chorus]
Who made this game?
Who changed the rules?
We bend and we break
Still pay for the fuel
The rent keeps climbing
The fridge stays bare
We’re counting the coins
Like someone who cares
[Chorus]
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
We can’t live like this
We can’t breathe like this
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
All these suits and scams
Got us under their thumb
[Verse 2]
They smile on the screen
With perfect teeth
While our streets stay tired
And our kids can’t eat
They promise the moon
Then shut the door
Take one more slice
Then come back for more
My neighbor says
“We’re not okay”
We swap our last meals
And pray for change
[Pre-Chorus]
Who made this game?
Who changed the rules?
We bend and we break
Still pay for the fuel
The roof leaks water
The winter stings
And every new law
Feels like chains with rings
[Chorus]
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
We can’t live like this
We can’t breathe like this
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
All these suits and scams
Got us under their thumb
[Bridge]
If they want our silence
They’ll hear our names
From crowded rooms
To the parked-out trains
We are the hands
They tried to keep low
We are the spark
They can’t control
[Final Chorus]
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
We can’t live like this
We can’t breathe like this
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
Break the locked-up gate
Let the broken hearts in
Tax us to death
Tax us to death
All these suits and scams
Won’t own us again