[Verse]
Clock strikes five I’m still in chains
Office walls whisper my name
Paper cuts sharper than pain
I’m a cog in a broken machine
Flickering lights they hum my fears
Daydreams drowning in caffeine tears
Desk’s a grave for my ambitions
Buried deep with no permission
[Prechorus]
Is this what we call success
Or just a beautifully dressed mess
[Chorus]
Vested ruin that's my crown
Climbing up just falling down
Golden handcuffs weigh me low
Freedom's something I’ll never know
Vested ruin haunting me
Shadows stretch where light should be
Dreams decay in suits and ties
Living feels like slow goodbyes
[Verse 2]
Emails echo like distant cries
Boss’s glare cuts like knives
Break room smiles feel so fake
Cracks in my soul start to quake