Reliable Security

Another morning badge and tie, Swipe the card and step inside. Drones in cubes all gray and neat, Fluorescent lights and coffee steam Head kept down mechanical hums, Copy er grinds and footsteps drum. Eyes milk-glass behind the screen, Dreams deferred at just sixteen. Once I thought I'd make a mark, Art and Music were the spark A thousand ideas, not enough time, concepts’ creations sent far and wide Once I thought I’d turn the wheel, now I’m training cogs to replace my field A thousand dead dreams in folders blue, Waiting for their interview. Elevator rushes moving the air, Travelling all day, going nowhere. Lockstep focus, we share contacts Staring at screens with aching backs. False windows, no nature seen, Policy and protocol Dilbert memes. “Is it Friday yet?” Coworkers pass You will comply, or you will not last And the days tear away like calendar sheets, Noted and filed (and) lost in repeats. Behind this desk, a soul on lease, counting time, in years not weeks. And I know that you’re, just like me… reliable security Once I thought I'd make a mark, Art and Music were the spark A thousand ideas, not enough time, concepts’ creations sent far and wide Once we thought we’d turn the wheel, now we’re training cogs to replace the field A thousand dead dreams in folders blue, Waiting for their interview. The alternate timelines we dare not say, The dreams we shred and throw away And I know that you’re, just like me… reliable security Oh, I know that you’re just like me…. reliable security