[Verse 1]
Clock in
Eyes dim
Someone sold you this tiny hymn
Gold card
Glass cage
Even winners still feel the weight
Suit tight
Fake grin
Empty trophy on the nightstand
You got choices
Sure
But the ladder leans on the same old door
[Chorus]
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
Spinning on floors we never filled
You bruise in velvet
I bleed in steel
Different chains
Same turning wheel
But I see your strength where the world sees need
Compassion cuts deeper than the greed
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
So hold my hand till the hurt stands still
[Verse 2]
Bus stop
Late rent
You fold coupons like a sacred text
Fridge hums
Half full
Still you laugh till the room feels full
Hand-me-down hope
Patch that jacket
Then you patch my soul
You walk under that heavy sky
Carrying futures in a paper bag
[Chorus]
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
Spinning on floors we never filled
You bruise in velvet
I bleed in steel
Different chains
Same turning wheel
But I see your strength where the world sees need
Compassion cuts deeper than the greed
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
So hold my hand till the hurt stands still
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to kick and claps]
Rich man
Poor man
Same deep breath
Different debts
Same fear of death
You fall forward
I fall back
Either way we hit the same old cracks (hey!)
[Chorus]
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
Spinning on floors we never filled
You bruise in velvet
I bleed in steel
Different chains
Same turning wheel
But I see your strength where the world sees need
Compassion cuts deeper than the greed
We’re all trapped in systems we didn’t build
So dance with me till the hurt stands still