[Intro]
Yeah…
Late nights, cold truth, no sleep
If you know, you know
[Hook]
Cogs in the wheel, yeah, we spin, we grind
Gold on the throne, dirt in the mind
They sell you a dream, keep you blind to the real
Smile for the camera — cogs in the wheel
Cogs in the wheel, don’t ask, don’t feel
Truth got a price, sign the deal
Noise so loud you can’t hear what’s real
Everybody dancing — cogs in the wheel
[Verse 1]
Neon lights on a cracked-up street
Newsfeed scrolling what they want you to see
Smoke in the glass, lies in the ice
Everything glitter got a hidden price
Whispers move through a velvet rope
Power wears perfume, money smells like hope
You chase that shine, you drink that gloss
Whole damn game built on loss
[Pre-Hook]
They tell you “relax, it’s under control”
Meanwhile they auction pieces of the soul
Truth in the gutter, covered in noise
Kings play chess with disposable toys
[Hook]
Cogs in the wheel, yeah, we spin, we grind
Gold on the throne, dirt in the mind
They sell you a dream, keep you blind to the real
Smile for the camera — cogs in the wheel
[Verse 2]
Billboards screaming “this is the way”
Buy more comfort, look the other way
Fear on tap, distraction cheap
Everybody wired but nobody deep
Old world hunger in a brand-new suit
History echo in a polished boot
Thrones don’t fall, they just repaint
Same old devil with a different saint
[Bridge]
If you see it once you can’t go back
Truth like thunder in a heart attack
Eyes wide open, sleep won’t stay
Can’t unknow what you saw that day
[Breakdown]
Wheel still turning, grinding slow
Who pulls strings? You’ll never know
But the mirror don’t lie when you stare too long
Ask yourself what side you on
[Final Hook]
Cogs in the wheel, yeah, we spin, we grind
Time keeps moving, truth stays behind
They sell you a dream, keep you numb to the feel
World keeps burning — cogs in the wheel
[Outro]
Yeah…
No sleep
No silence
Wheel keeps turning
DonaldFritsche
