[Verse 1]
They hand me rules like a loaded gun
Smile while they take from everyone
I read the signs, I know the game
Same old cage, new coat of paint
They want my mouth shut, my hands tied down
Want my head low when they come around
But I got hell in my chest tonight
And I’m done being polite
[Pre-Chorus]
If they want a ghost, I’ll burn
If they want a scar, I’ll learn
I’ve been quiet long enough
Now I’m waking up
[Chorus]
The system wants me down
I’m standing up now
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby
The system wants me gone
I’m singing it loud
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby
[Verse 2]
Late shift heart, cheap shoes, worn thin
All this pressure crawling under skin
Bills on the table, doubt in the room
But I still bloom in the middle of the ruin
They call it order, I call it theft
Took my future and my best breath
So I spit back fire, I spit back truth
I got no chain, I got no proof
[Pre-Chorus]
If they want a ghost, I’ll burn
If they want a scar, I’ll learn
I’ve been quiet long enough
Now I’m waking up
[Chorus]
The system wants me down
I’m standing up now
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby
The system wants me gone
I’m singing it loud
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Cut the wires
Break the lock
I got a pulse they can’t stop
Cut the wires
Burn it clean
I’m the noise in their machine
[Final Chorus]
The system wants me down
I’m standing up now
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby
The system wants me gone
I’m singing it loud
Fuck the system, baby
Fuck the system, baby