[Verse 1]
Rent day hits like a judge
Bills piled high on the counter
The fridge light hums on empty
And the week keeps getting narrower
They smile on the screen
Say the squeeze is for the people
But my plate is getting smaller
While their hands stay clean and legal
[Pre-Chorus]
We work, we wait
We break, they take
Every paycheck, every breath
Caught in the same trap
[Chorus]
It’s a chokehold scam
Tax us to the bone
We can’t even live
Can’t even make it home
It’s a chokehold scam
Tell me who’s to blame
(Who’s to blame?)
We’re burning for a life
They keep selling us pain
[Verse 2]
Bus stops packed at dawn
Eyes low, hands full of nothing
Another price goes up
And the hope feels like it’s crumbling
They call it a system
But it feeds on our exhaustion
While the ones up top keep laughing
Behind a wall of their own fortune
[Pre-Chorus]
We work, we wait
We break, they take
Every paycheck, every breath
Caught in the same trap
[Chorus]
It’s a chokehold scam
Tax us to the bone
We can’t even live
Can’t even make it home
It’s a chokehold scam
Tell me who’s to blame
(Who’s to blame?)
We’re burning for a life
They keep selling us pain
[Bridge]
Hands up, we’re not blind
We see the trick, we see the wire
Names on every door
But they never feel the fire
If we stand as one
They can’t keep us in the dark
Say it loud, say it now
We were never built to fall apart
[Final Chorus]
It’s a chokehold scam
Tax us to the bone
We can’t even live
Can’t even make it home
It’s a chokehold scam
We’re done playing safe
(we’re done)
We’re taking back our lives
From the hands that fed on hate
[Guitar Solo]
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