[Verse] A screen lights up the scanner screams Self-service madness a world full of schemes Deep in the shadow the watchers don’t sleep Your barcode confessions they cut pretty deep [Verse 2] The beeping battles with my cart in tow A price tag war and it’s set to blow The machine’s got attitude in its cold steel gaze Locked in this checkout it’s a digital maze [Chorus] Are we free or just a line in the code Rolling the aisles where the secrets explode Midnight fights with the flashing red light Battle at the checkout it’s the modern knight’s fight [Bridge] Swipe the loyalty card they track the cost Each purchase a story of privacy lost But I fight back strong with coins in my hand A rebel with receipts in this consumer land [Verse 3] The screen freezes up my patience wears thin Victory feels like a faraway win The cashier’s ghost haunts this automated place But I’m still here with a smirk on my face [Chorus] Are we free or just a line in the code Rolling the aisles where the secrets explode Midnight fights with the flashing red light Battle at the checkout it’s the modern knight’s fight
