Shift work

I wake up, same light through blinds
Same thoughts running through my mind
Same weight, same daily grind
But I still get up every time

Coffee cold, I don’t care much
Head low, I don’t say much
Bills stacked but I still clutch
Every hour like it’s enough

Clock in, I fall in rhythm
Same steps, different prison
But the beat keep me livin’
Like it’s giving me a reason

I don’t feel rich, I feel steady
Not ahead but I’m ready
Keep it calm, keep it heavy
Even when it gets messy

People talk like they made it
But I see through what they’re faking
Same struggles, different statements
Everybody out here pacing

I don’t rush, I just move now
Let the groove pull me through now
Even stress got a new sound
When the bass line smooths out

Money in, money gone fast
Tryna stretch what won’t last
But I laugh when it all passes
Like it’s part of the contrast

I been tired but I stay up
No shortcuts, I just play tough
Every day I gotta weigh up
If I’m building or just stuck

But the rhythm keep me grounded
Even when I feel surrounded
By the noise that keeps bouncing
In my head, it gets drowned in

I don’t break, I just sway now
Let the kick drum say how
Every struggle turns play now
When I move in this way now

Same job, same location
But my mind on rotation
Trying not to lose patience
In this loop of repetition

Still I find little meaning
In the bass when it’s hitting
Like the night starts breathing
When the house track is speaking

I don’t need perfect timing
I just need consistent climbing
Even when I’m still grinding
I can feel myself aligning

It’s not freedom, it’s movement
Not escape, just improvement
In the rhythm I’m proving
I’m still here, still choosing

Let the pressure turn to tempo
Let the stress become echo
Let it fade when I let go
In the groove of the low end flow

I don’t stop when I’m drained out
I just move with the sound now
Every problem gets drowned out
When the kick keeps the ground down

Still broke but I’m building
Still tired but I’m willing
Every hour I’m feeling
Like it’s shaping my ceiling

So I ride with the motion
No fake pride, just devotion
In the night, slow ocean
Of a life in slow motion

126 BPM deep house/tech house club beat: 4x4 kick, offbeat hats, warm chords, punchy clap, rolling bass, light percussio