[Verse 1] Alarm cuts through the dark again Same routine, same oxygen Coffee black, the screen goes bright Another day I trade for night Clocking in, I fade to grey Hours I can’t get back to me Every step already planned Someone else draws where I stand [Chorus] Working for the weekend that never comes Counting down but the countdown’s numb Every promise just out of reach Same old line that they all preach Working for the weekend that never comes Running hard but we’re going nowhere from All this time just slips away— Same tomorrow, different day [Verse 2] Elevator, mirrored face Looks like me, but out of place Small talk like a scripted scene Living life in in-between Deadlines stack, the air runs thin Smile wide, just play along Every “break” is borrowed time Every “choice” already signed [Chorus] Working for the weekend that never comes Counting down but the countdown’s numb Every promise just out of reach Same old line that they all preach Working for the weekend that never comes Running hard but we’re going nowhere from All this time just slips away— Same tomorrow, different day [Bridge – minimal, almost spoken] Just hold on Just one more week Just push through Don’t think, don’t speak Just hold on Just one more line Just keep up You’re doing fine [Chorus – slightly more intense] Working for the weekend that never comes Counting down till the feeling’s gone Every second repeats the last Future’s just the present passed Working for the weekend that never comes Same old song on a different drum All this time just slips away— Same tomorrow, different day [Outro – stripped, fading loop feeling] Alarm cuts through the dark again… Same routine… Same…
