[INTRO — MALE VOICE ONLY — clipped, rhythmic, theatrical] Work, work, work. Keep your head down. Work, work, work. Don't make a sound. Hands stay busy. Eyes stay low. Earn your bread. Then fucking go. Work, work, work. One more day. Find somewhere safe. Get far away. [VERSE 1 — MALE VOICE ONLY] I knew how men survived. Smile at the boss. Carry the weight. Don't start trouble. Don't tempt fate. Sweep the floor. Stack the wood. Take the money. Be good. Good little monster. Good little man. Keep the soot Inside your hands. [CHANT — MALE VOICE ONLY] WORK. EAT. SLEEP. REPEAT. WORK. EAT. DON'T GET SEEN. Save the coins. Pack the bag. Somewhere safer. Somewhere clean. [VERSE 2 — MALE VOICE ONLY — tone shifts] Then I saw the back room. And understood. Chains. Beds. Men standing over people Like ownership made them good. He spoke about them Like horses. Like furniture. Like stock. "This one is mine." Something in me Stopped. [BEAT] [MALE VOICE ONLY — very quiet] Mine? Чей? You own him? You own her? You own another human being? [BUILD] Нет. No, no. No. [CHORUS — MALE VOICE ONLY — explosive] So I went to work. WORK, WORK, WORK. Door by door. Floor by floor. WORK, WORK, WORK. Bolts came loose. Locks hit ground. WORK, WORK, WORK. Get them out. Then burn it down. [VERSE 3 — MALE VOICE ONLY — ecstatic, furious] The curtains caught first. Beautiful. Then the beams. Then his office. Then every little ledger Where he'd priced human beings. He screamed about money. I laughed in his face. "MY PROPERTY!" No. Ash has no master. Flame knows no place. [CHANT — MALE VOICE ONLY + STOMPING ENSEMBLE] WORK! Open the cages! WORK! Kick down the door! WORK! Carry the injured! WORK! Then burn a little more! [BRIDGE — MALE VOICE ONLY — breathless] By sunrise, there was nothing left But black wood, smoke, and men running west. And suddenly— I was wanted. Again. Of course. Apparently society dislikes When you solve problems With fire. [MALE VOICE ONLY — dry] Cowards. [VERSE 4 — MALE VOICE ONLY] So we packed fast. What we could carry. Names changed. Papers buried. No speeches. No goodbye. Just— America. Across the water. Try again. [FINAL CHORUS — MALE VOICE ONLY — HUGE CORPORATE CHANT] WORK, WORK, WORK! Across the sea! WORK, WORK, WORK! Stay alive, stay free! WORK, WORK, WORK! Build somewhere new! And if some bastard Starts owning people— [BEAT] Well. I know what to do. [FINAL BUILD] Hands stay busy! Eyes stay sharp! Earn your bread! Guard your heart! Find somewhere safe! Make somewhere home! And if they build a cage— [BIG ORCHESTRA HIT] BURN THE FUCKING THING DOWN. [OUTRO — MALE VOICE ONLY — cheerful, clocking out] Work, work, work. Вот и всё. Next shift.
