Another month, another number Another name I sign away Paid on Friday, gone by morning Didn’t even touch my hands Numbers flicker, disappear Like they’ve got their own plans Zone 3 and getting further From the life I thought I’d choose Kettle hums like it remembers All the things I lose I say I’ll fix it next year Yeah, same as every time Rent eats first, then what’s left of me I’m living on what I was meant to be Ticking boxes, standing still Pay the cost, ignore the bill Rent eats first, every single week Takes the loud, leaves something weak I laugh it off but honestly There’s less and less of me Trainline blur and Monday mornings Same two stops, the same routine Everyone’s a little older Than they thought they’d be Group chat lights up, “drinks on Thursday?” Type “I might” then send “can’t make” Watch the night through someone else’s Stories I don’t take We said we’d leave this city Now we just learn to stay Rent eats first, then what’s left of me I’m living on what I was meant to be Ticking boxes, standing still Pay the cost, ignore the bill Rent eats first, every single week Takes the loud, leaves something weak I laugh it off but honestly There’s less and less of me It’s not a crash, it’s a slow fade out Nothing breaks, it just works out You get used to not asking how You got here Rent eats first, then what’s left of me I’m living on what I was meant to be Say it soft so it sounds okay Like it’s only temporary Rent eats first, I don’t even fight Just let it take what’s left tonight If this is grown-up, honestly It’s not what they sold to me Another month, another number Another name I sign away
