[Verse 1] Alarm screams at five, another day in the grind (No time) Trading forty hours just to slowly lose my mind Hit the pump on the corner, watch the numbers start to spin Sixty bucks for half a gallon, tell me how I’m gonna win? (You can't win) Minimum wage on a maximum tax Squeezing every penny till the concrete cracks (Crack) They tell us work harder, keep your head in line While the CEOs profit on my stolen time Paycheck in on Friday, gone before Monday noon Starving in the shadow of this dying silver spoon [Pre-Chorus] I feel the pressure closing in They take the marrow from my skin And I keep paying just to breathe (Pay to breathe) Is there anything left for me? [Chorus] I’m running on fumes, walking on wire (On fire) They feed on our grief, they feed the empire The price is too high, the ceiling is tight (Fight back) Trading my soul just to pay for the light I’m bleeding it dry, nothing to save Just another ghost locked in an open cage [Verse 2] Fluorescent light hums, fluorescent life burns Sign the dotted line and take your little turns (Sign away) Corporate ladder looking like a trap door drop Working through the fever 'cause the shift can't stop (Never stop) Two digits in my balance, four digits in the rent Count the days until the final spark is spent Selling out my future just to idle in the lane They call it the economy, I call it pure pain (Pure pain) [Pre-Chorus] I feel the pressure closing in They take the marrow from my skin And I keep paying just to breathe (Pay to breathe) Is there anything left for me? [Chorus] I’m running on fumes, walking on wire (On fire) They feed on our grief, they feed the empire The price is too high, the ceiling is tight (Fight back) Trading my soul just to pay for the light I’m bleeding it dry, nothing to save Just another ghost locked in an open cage [Bridge] Every drop of fuel (Fuel) Every hour lost (Lost) Tell me who decided this was worth the cost? Shut it down (Shut it down) Break the system down (Break it down) You can’t take what’s already gone You can’t take what’s gone [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] I’m running on fumes, walking on wire (On fire) They feed on our grief, they feed the empire The price is too high, the ceiling is tight (Fight back) Trading my soul just to pay for the light I’m bleeding it dry, nothing to save Just another ghost locked in an open cage [Outro] Empty tank (Empty tank) Empty pockets (Empty pockets) Running on fumes
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