[Verse 1]
Clock-in collar, chain on my neck
Same grey screen, same bullshit check
Smile for the memo, bleed in the dark
Human resource, barcode heart
They say “be grateful, grind and obey”
I’m one bad email from blowing this place
Every fake handshake, every fake “team”
Stacking up gas in my bloodstream
[Chorus]
I’m a ticking time bomb
You better pray I don’t light the fuse
Hold on? I can’t hold on
If I go off, then we all lose
I’m a ticking time bomb
Hear that click every time I move
You built this hell I’m standing on
So don’t you dare, don’t you dare
Give me one more push
[Verse 2]
Boss man barking, “think of the brand”
While my last nerve frays like a rubber band
“Family culture,” framed on the wall
But they’d watch me drop, won’t catch me at all
Deadlines, landmines under my feet
Every fake laugh, gritted teeth
I’m done being grateful just to survive
I’m two bad days from eating you alive (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a ticking time bomb
You better pray I don’t light the fuse
Hold on? I can’t hold on
If I go off, then we all lose
I’m a ticking time bomb
Hear that click every time I move
You built this hell I’m standing on
So don’t you dare, don’t you dare
Give me one more push
[Bridge]
Hands shaking on the keyboard (hey!)
Heart pounding like a war drum
If this is what I bleed for
Then maybe you should all run
(Back up, back up)
Feel the pressure in my veins
You made this monster in your maze
Every target, every shame
I’m your mirror, say my name
[Chorus]
I’m a ticking time bomb
You better pray I don’t light the fuse
Hold on? I can’t hold on
If I go off, then we all lose
I’m a ticking time bomb
Hear that click every time I move
You built this hell I’m standing on
So don’t you dare, don’t you dare
Give me one more push