Stay Out Of The Gears

[Intro: low male, close mic, immediate] I was young Clean eyes Open hands I believed Every smile Every plan Then I saw The teeth In the light [Verse 1] Trust came easy Back then Soft voice Warm face Good friend But time cuts clean When it wants to Shows you the wire Inside the room Shows you the rule Inside the gift Shows you the hand Behind the lift [Pre-Chorus] Eyes open World sharp Truth hits Cold spark I don’t sleep The same I know now The shape Of the game [Chorus] They call it freedom But it feels like chains Rules on my back Running through my veins Wake one day See the trap in the plan The system’s not broken It was built to stand [Post-Chorus] Don’t get caught Don’t get caught Slip through the grid Stay out of their plot Don’t get caught Don’t get caught Move like smoke Stay out of the gears [Verse 2] Every form Has teeth Every promise Has weight Every doorway Keeps count Every kindness Comes late So I move quiet No flag No sound Step over wires Under the ground Leave no handle Leave no name Let them chase My shadow Through the frame [Pre-Chorus 2] Eyes open World sharp Truth hits Cold spark I don’t run I read I don’t fight I leave [Chorus 2] They call it freedom But it feels like chains Rules on my back Running through my veins Wake one day See the trap in the plan The system’s not broken It was built to stand [Bridge: spoken, slow, dangerous] The cage does not rattle When you are born inside it The lock does not shine When everyone calls it law The trap does not move It waits And most men Decorate it [Build: faster vocal rhythm over slow pulse] Name Number Debt Order Smile Signature Line Border Work Obey Pay Repeat Bless the road That breaks your feet [Final Chorus] They call it freedom But it feels like chains Rules on my back Running through my veins Wake one day See the trap in the plan The system’s not broken It was built to stand Don’t get caught Don’t get caught Slip through the grid Stay out of their plot Don’t get caught Don’t get caught Move like smoke Stay out of the gears [Outro: almost whispered] Young heart fading Old mind clear Live between lines Stay out Of the gears