[Verse 1]
Way to go, manager
You broke what you can’t fix
Clock in, clock out
Same tricks, same hits
You bark “go faster”
Like we’re parts on a shelf
You don’t see the bruises
You don’t see yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “hurry up”
Is a step off the ledge
You push from your desk
We fall from the edge
[Chorus]
Accidents happen when you’re shouting “go”
When you rush a body past what it knows
You don’t see the blood, only the profit
Speeding up the line ‘til somebody drops it
Accidents happen, yeah, they’re on your hands
You call it “efficiency,” we call it “demand”
Way to go, manager, hope it feels grand
Accidents happen when you force the plan
[Verse 2]
You say “just numbers”
We’re names on your list (hey)
But I watched her shaking
As she packed up and quit
You blame “weak feelings”
For the mess that you made
But pressure like this
Turns a shift to a grave
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “work faster”
Is a crack in the floor
You’re counting your wins
While we count the worn
[Chorus]
Accidents happen when you’re shouting “go”
When you rush a body past what it knows
You don’t see the blood, only the profit
Speeding up the line ‘til somebody drops it
Accidents happen, yeah, they’re on your hands
You call it “efficiency,” we call it “demand”
Way to go, manager, hope it feels grand
Accidents happen when you force the plan
[Bridge]
Bet you’ll say “who knew?”
When the lights cut out
Bet you’ll sign your name
On the quiet crowd (oh)
But we remember every word you spit
Every slammed door
Every “hurry or quit”
[Chorus]
Accidents happen when you’re shouting “go”
When you rush a body past what it knows
You don’t see the blood, only the profit
Speeding up the line ‘til somebody drops it
Accidents happen, yeah, they’re on your hands
You call it “efficiency,” we call it “demand”
Way to go, manager, hope it feels grand
Accidents happen ‘cause you forced the plan