[Verse 1]
Punch in with the moon
Punch out with my name
They lock the door at dusk
And call it just a game
My chair is a cage
My desk is iron wire
Dead hands on the keyboard
Still feeding their fire
[Pre-Chorus]
I count the hours in my teeth
I taste the rust, I taste the heat
All this night for all this grind
You owe me every stolen line
[Chorus]
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
I gave you my nights
Now cut me loose
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
Chain me to the desk
I still want proof
[Verse 2]
Coffee turns to sludge
By the glow of the screen
My shadow in the glass
Looks meaner than me
The janitor waves hello
As I’m trapped in the blue
Sunrise hits the blinds
But I’m not through
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the clock like a threat
I wear the strain like a debt
All this night for all this grind
You owe me every stolen line
[Chorus]
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
I gave you my nights
Now cut me loose
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
Chain me to the desk
I still want proof
[Bridge]
No more empty handshakes
No more “later” in the hall
I bled my best hours
You heard me, one and all
[Breakdown]
Count it
Stamp it
Sign it
Send it
My time
My spine
My life
Compensate
[Final Chorus]
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
I gave you my nights
Now cut me loose
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
Chain me to the desk
I still want proof
Pay me what you owe
Pay me what you owe
If I break these links
I break you too