[Intro] Money this, money that Everybody running where the numbers at I see the price tag covering the view Tell me what is left when it swallows you? [Verse 1] Coffee gone cold by the unpaid stack Same old worry riding on my back Friends talk figures before they say hello I count every hour, still feel broke though I learned the game has a crooked floor One hand gives while the other wants more I could chase that chain till I lose my name Or step outside and refuse the frame Bills on the table, rent due Friday Heart still beating, so I’m not hiding You can keep your throne and your polished disguise I want a real day with the dirt on my shoes and my eyes open wide [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of measuring breath by the things I lack Tired of looking forward with my neck bent back If all you can offer is a number and a blame I’ll walk out laughing while you stay in the game [Chorus] Dance without that thought of “I don’t have this or that” Put your hands up high, let the worry fall flat We got one wild life, don’t trade it for a cage I’m angry, I’m alive, I’m breaking out the page Dance without that thought, let the heavy list go You don’t need a crown for your blood to run gold When the world says “buy,” I say “watch me choose” I’ve got nothing to prove and too much to lose [Verse 2] Fast lane, red lights, pressure in my jaw Everybody selling what they never saw New suit, new car, same empty stare A thousand little purchases, nobody there I don’t want a lifestyle built on fear I want loud kitchen jokes and people near A cheap guitar with a chipped-up side And a room full of voices that don’t have to hide Your scoreboard flickers, mine burns out I’m done letting digits tell me what I’m about Take your golden ladder, take your velvet rope I’m choosing hungry hope over decorated smoke [Beat Switch] Cut the count, flip the floor Kick drum hits like an open door Bassline bends, let the whole place shake No more waiting for permission to take [Bridge] Maybe I’m sad, maybe I’m worn Maybe I’m still learning how to want the dawn But I won’t let a number decide my worth I was breathing before the market put a price on Earth [Chorus] Dance without that thought of “I don’t have this or that” Put your hands up high, let the worry fall flat We got one wild life, don’t trade it for a cage I’m angry, I’m alive, I’m breaking out the page Dance without that thought, let the heavy list go You don’t need a crown for your blood to run gold When the world says “buy,” I say “watch me choose” I’ve got nothing to prove and too much to lose [Outro] Money this, money that—let it pass I won’t build my whole heart out of glass Play your game if you want, I’m choosing truth A little less possession, a little more youth
