It doesn’t matter...

[Verse 1] Every minute closer to the end Clock coughs dust in the hall Every hour a fresh small failure Every day, one more step down the well Red lanterns swing over cheap perfume Light girls laughing through their painted teeth Tanks drag tracks past the fruit stand Soldiers in the kitchen, boots by the sink [Chorus] It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Just a number on a page, on a screen He wipes his mouth with a white cloth napkin Says, what matters is the steak on my plate It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Less than the dirt under your nail He cuts it slow, lets the blood run thin Says, what matters is the steak on my plate (yeah) [Verse 2] Coffee tastes more bitter than last year Same cracked cup, same chipped rim Price of bread climbs past the window Kids count stains in the ceiling again Old man on the corner trades pills for coins Mumbles names that no one claims Posters peel, faces fade in strips They get swept with the rest of the trash [Chorus] It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Just a number on a tag, in a file He taps his glass, wants more red poured in Says, what matters is the steak on my plate It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Less than the dirt under your nail You beg for time, he checks his watch Says, what matters is the steak on my plate [Bridge] How low can a value go Till it falls straight through the floor How loud can a hunger howl Behind a well-locked door [Chorus] It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Just a number they erase, then forget He licks the grease from his silver fork Says, what matters is the steak on my plate It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter Less than the dirt under your nail If there’s a hell, it sits at his table Saying, what matters is the steak on my plate (oh)