[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Clock in with a grin And a busted-up heart Boss says "be good" I say "watch me start" Badge on my chest And a fire in my shoes I got ten bad reasons And not one thing to lose You want clean hands I got ink and grit I keep my mouth shut Till I can't sit still [Pre-Chorus] So tell me what now When the roof caves in Tell me what now When the lies begin My pulse goes loud My teeth go tight I'm done being polite [Chorus] Fuck the clock Break the lock I won't bend For your pretty little rules Fuck the rules Cut me loose I'll dance through All your perfect little moves (Whoa-oh) I'm not your tool (Whoa-oh) I'm not your fool [Verse 2] You drew my path With a shaky hand Built your little kingdom On a paper stand I wore the suit Like a joke all day Till the seams split open And I laughed it away Now I kick through the aisle With a heel-to-toe rage Every unpaid hour Is a tear in the page And I see you flinch When I say my name Like I showed up To burn your game [Pre-Chorus] So tell me what now When the crowd all turns Tell me what now When the paper burns My pulse goes loud My teeth go tight I'm done being polite [Chorus] Fuck the clock Break the lock I won't bend For your pretty little rules Fuck the rules Cut me loose I'll dance through All your perfect little moves (Whoa-oh) I'm not your tool (Whoa-oh) I'm not your fool [Bridge / Breakdown] You can keep your gold star Keep your little chain Keep your dead-end sermon Keep your plastic name I was built for the break Built for the snap Built for the moment When I don’t look back [Instrumental Transition] [Final Chorus] Fuck the clock Break the lock I won't bend For your pretty little rules Fuck the rules Cut me loose I'll dance through All your perfect little moves (Whoa-oh) Burn the script (Whoa-oh) Watch me move Fuck the clock Break the lock I won't fold I got nothing to prove
