[Verse 1]
Wake up, same rust in my teeth
Same stain on the shirt, same screen that bleeds
Punch code, walk cold through the gray-lit hive
Dead eyes, dead ties, just barely alive
Coffee tastes like old regret
Clock hand carving at my neck
Manager mouth moves, I just nod
Heart on strike but I still march on
[Chorus]
We live to work, work to live
Tell me what’s the point in this?
Will somebody end this madness
tear out this habit, crack this mask?
Give me one good reason left
to drag this body out of bed
I’m begging, sick and shaking
please give me a way to leave
[Verse 2]
Fluorescent buzz drilling holes in my skull
Inbox full, soul half-dug in a hole
Checklists, metrics, targets, charts
Paycheck barely holding up my parts
Smile for the cam, fake laugh on cue
They sell me “family” and steal my youth
Every Friday promised some relief
Every Monday proves it was a lie, repeat
[Chorus]
We live to work, work to live
Tell me what’s the point in this?
Will somebody end this madness
tear out this habit, crack this mask?
Give me one good reason left
to drag this body out of bed
I’m begging, sick and shaking
please give me a way to leave
[Bridge]
I don’t want an injury (I just want out)
I don’t want to bleed for free (hear me now?)
I just want a life that fits
more than this badge and bitterness
[Beat drops, filtered vocal]
If I scream, if I break
would you finally see my face?
If I stop, if I stay
will I ever get away? (get away)
[Chorus]
We live to work, work to live
Tell me what’s the point in this?
Will somebody end this madness
tear out this habit, crack this mask?
Give me one true reason left
to pull myself out of this pit
I’m begging, tired and shaking
please give me a way to leave (let me leave)