[Verse 1 | Fm9 Dbmaj7 Abadd9 Eb7]
I used to beg for one more hour, now I bargain for less input,
Tryna mute the universe with a thumbprint, thats cute, look.
The streets got pop ups, the air got updates,
Everybody got a megaphone, nobody got brakes.
Theres a sale on anxiety, buy one get one free,
Comes with a receipt that says “your fault” in bold print to me.
I walk outside and the world wants a statement from my lungs,
Like my breath is a ballot and my silence is a slur in tongues.
I got a thousand opinions I never ordered, still delivered,
Porch piracy of peace, they snatch it as soon as its shipped, consider.
Rent is a metronome, tick tick, pay pay,
Groceries doing parkour, my paycheck doing ballet.
Traffic teach me patience by robbing me of it,
And time is a pickpocket with manners, so I dont even notice it.
I say “Im fine,” but thats just a cover letter,
I keep applying to calm like calm writes back never.
Im scrolling like a miner, digging for relief,
Hit a vein of bad news, now my wrists got grief.
[Hook | Fm9 Dbmaj7 Abadd9 Eb7]
I dont want more world, I want less of it.
Less noise in my blood, less “prove you exist.”
I keep waitin on peace like its drop day, like its rare,
While the whole damn planet lives rent free in my stare.
I want out so bad I romanticize blank,
But the world been in my pockets since I learned how to “thank.”
[Verse 2 | Fm9 Dbmaj7 Abadd9 Eb7]
They say “be present,” then present me pressure,
Like a gift with a string that turns into a tether.
Everybodys branding, even grief got a logo,
Even love got a slogan, even “help” got a promo.
I tried “self care,” bought a plan, missed the payment,
Turns out my mind charges fees for basic maintenance.
My attention’s a hostage with Stockholm and a charger,
I hate the captor, still ask it for harder.
I’m taught to “stay informed,” so I’m informed of my doom,
Collecting catastrophe like its stamps in a room.
And the algorithms feed me what scares me the most,
Like “here’s your fear in 4K” toast to the ghost of my hope.
I want nature, I want simple, I want unsponsored air,
But my brain drags a committee everywhere I go, chairs included, fair.
I act like Im above it, then I click it again,
Like I’m sober from chaos but keep sipping it, friend.
[Bridge | Dbmaj7 Abadd9 Eb7]
If peace is a skill, I been skipping the drills.
If calm is a bill, I been ducking it still.
I wanted escape, a clean exit sign,
But I’m the one holding the door shut from inside.
[Verse 3 | Fm9 Dbmaj7 Abadd9 Eb7]
I blamed the system, the weather, the bosses, the noise,
Like Im not on the field, like I’m not on the roster, boys.
But I add to the static every time I clap back,
Every time I chase a win in a comment that lacks.
I want the world to stop asking me to pick a side,
While I’m picking at my life like a scab I can’t hide.
I keep saying “later” like later is a therapist,
But later just invoices me interest for every minute I dismiss.
I’m waiting for life to get quiet enough to start,
While life is ovveer
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