Running Late

[RAP] I’m in a critical limit, a typical minute If the traffic is rigid, I’m practically finished It’s a pessimist's visit, to the office in a phizzy While the commute is busy, I’m feeling all dizzy Check the... Automated. Slow The... Frustrated. Flow Signal says "No!" Where did my morning go? Anxiety grows. My exhaustion shows I'm racing with ghosts, I'm chasing the post I’m lost in the ocean, just trying to float! [RAP] It’s a ROUT! (Yeah!) A Stationary DOUBT! I don’t know what this OVERTIME is even ABOUT! Just a SPROUT! ( Huh! ) With no CHECKOUT! ( Huh! ) My boss is SCREAMING, I’m ready to GET OUT! [Pre-Chorus] Elevator doors about to close ( No way! ) Mind's spinning out of control ( Oh ay! ) One second feels like an endless trial My pulse is pounding like a wild stampede, thump, thump, thump... [Chorus] Run, run, run, baby, I'm running late Don't block my path, I got no time to wait Oh oh oh, it's a crazy day Oh oh oh, no one's gonna stay Thump-thump, thump-thump, hear that frantic beat I'm on the way, I'm hittin' the street Run, run, baby, I'm running late My heart's revvin' up to a breakneck rate! Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh Run, run, baby, I'm running late My heart's revvin' up to a breakneck rate! ( Running late! Running late! ) ( Running late! Running late! ) [Verse 1] Boss on the phone? ( Ha! ) I just laugh Briefcase heavy, yeah, I’m cutting the path Sprinting past the subway, watch me dash Early birds? Lazy. My energy? Flash! Status "In a meeting"? ( That's a lie! ) Look me in the face, don't you hide from my eye KPIs? Bonus? I don't even try Look at my coffee cup, bottom is dry Survival mode? Yeah, I'm doin' it high! [Verse 2] Resume? ( Pass. ) Never pushed it once Working for the hours? I ain’t no dunce Overtime beggars? They’re playing the stunts While I’m taking breaks and I’m eating my lunch ( Yum! ) Skyscraper emails... ( Stacking to the sky ) CC’ing themselves... ( Asking me why? ) Is this a career? Or just a scripted reply? [Pre-Chorus] Spreadsheets are suffocating, no signs of life Inside this cubicle, I’m cutting through the strife The air is getting thin... The walls are closing in... I’m screaming "Goodbye!" to the ghost in the machine ( 3, 2, 1, Let’s go! ) [Chorus] Run, run, run, baby, I'm running late Don't block my path, I got no time to wait Oh oh oh, it's a crazy day Oh oh oh, no one's gonna stay Thump-thump, thump-thump, hear that frantic beat I'm on the way, I'm hittin' the street Run, run, baby, I'm running late My heart's revvin' up to a breakneck rate! Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh Run, run, baby, I'm running late My heart's revvin' up to a breakneck rate! [Chorus] You don’t gotta like it! ( No! ) You don’t gotta hear it! ( Go! ) Promotion? ( Ha! ) Never cared about the status quo But clicking "Send"? (Wait) Without a read? ( Wait ) What the hell is that for? Answer me! It’s just noise, noise, noise... Made by empty heads. ( Yeah, they’re brainless )