[Instrumental Intro] [Intro – Whispered / Layered Voices] "I signed the form. I clicked 'agree.' Built the gallows just for me." [Verse 1] Clock in, bleed out, wear the smile Trade your youth for a numbered file We fuel the gears that grind us thin Then beg for sleep we’ll never win We chant the slogans, sell the lie Then stare dead-eyed as the children cry Every finger on the wheel Still we swear it’s not our kill [Pre-Chorus] I know this weight—I helped it grow Laid the bricks that broke my soul [Chorus] We're crushed beneath the things we need Drowning in the dream we feed Every comfort costs a scream We built the cage. We greased the machine. There's blood in the bargain, rot in the core Still we beg the whip for more [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Scroll past war, keep sipping slow Scream in silence, then let it go We buy the mask to feel alive While the world starves just to survive I see my face in every fraud Bend my back to every god Pay my tithe with every click Can't tell the sickness from the fix [Pre-Chorus] I rot in a temple made of screens Praising kings who sell our dreams [Chorus] We're crushed beneath the things we need Drowning in the dream we feed Every comfort costs a scream We built the cage. We greased the machine. There's blood in the bargain, rot in the core Still we beg the whip for more [Instrumental] [Bridge – Spoken / Half-Screamed, Broken Voice] This isn’t survival—it’s seduction A thousand hands feeding our destruction And I—I still line up for my turn Still light the match Just to watch it burn [Solo] [Final Chorus – Slow, Crushed Tempo / Massive Sound] We're crushed beneath the things we crave Digging our own branded grave Swallowed whole by silent screams Chained inside the death of dreams There’s no out, no higher shore— Just the hunger, and the war. [Instrumental Outro]
