Clock In, Carry On

[Verse 1]
Coffee stain on a wrinkled shirt
Same bus
Same tired eyes
Swipe that badge
Joke about the weather
Pretend we’re all fine inside
Screens glow like a long gray tunnel
Paycheck already spent
But I keep a little picture in my wallet
Of the place that I’m aiming to get
[Pre-Chorus]
Every hour feels so heavy
But my heart says
“hold steady”
[Chorus]
Nine to five
We’re barely breathing
But we’re still dreaming
Still dreaming
Punch that clock
Keep the engine running
We’re tired and we’re broke
But we’re not done yet
Nine to five
But our hearts stay open
To a life we ain’t seen
We ain’t seen yet
We fall down
Stand up
Carry on
Clock in
Carry on (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Boss man talks in empty numbers
I nod
Then drift away
To a cabin in the autumn mountains
Where my kids can laugh all day
Got a jar on the fridge for “someday”
A few coins and a crumpled ten
Feels small
But it sounds like thunder
When it hits that glass again
[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile feels so heavy
But my hope says
“hold steady”
[Chorus]
Nine to five
We’re barely breathing
But we’re still dreaming
Still dreaming
Punch that clock
Keep the engine running
We’re tired and we’re broke
But we’re not done yet
Nine to five
But our hearts stay open
To a life we ain’t seen
We ain’t seen yet
We fall down
Stand up
Carry on
Clock in
Carry on (hey!)
[Bridge]
One day that jar will overflow
One day these hands will let go
Of this desk
This chair
This name tag chain
And we’ll dance out in the rain
[Chorus]
Nine to five
We’re barely breathing
But we’re still dreaming
Still dreaming
Punch that clock
Keep the engine running
We’re tired and we’re broke
But we’re not done yet
Nine to five
But our hearts stay open
To a life we ain’t seen
We ain’t seen yet
We fall down
Stand up
Carry on
Clock in
Carry on
Yeah we fall down
Stand up
Carry on
Clock in
Carry on

folk, Uplifting folk-EDM crossover with male vocals, warm acoustic guitar and mandolin over pulsing side-chained synths. Verses stay intimate with soft kick and subtle pads; pre-chorus swells with rising arps and stacked harmonies; chorus drops into a festival-ready beat with big group “whoa”s and bright tambourine. Final chorus adds octave vocals and a soaring fiddle line for maximum release., edm