[Hook: Nu-metal male MC, screamed, full band, button slam on the last word] Six in the mornin', and it's screamin' in my ear Slap it on the head like I'm the one who isn't here Nine more minutes, and I'll be a better man Get up, get up, I'll get up when I can [Verse 1: Nu-metal male MC, barking over pounding drums and downtuned heavy guitar riffs] Six in the mornin', and the box is goin' off Like a smoke detector with a megaphone and a cough I slap it on the head, and it's quiet for a while Nine minutes later, and it's back with a smile Six years runnin', and I never won a round Nine times every mornin', I'm smackin' it down Get up, get up, that's all it ever says Like a coach in a box on the table by my bed I said tomorrow, I'll be up before the sun Tomorrow been comin' since I was twenty-one [Hook: Nu-metal MC, screamed, full band, button slam on the last word] Six in the mornin', and it's screamin' in my ear Slap it on the head like I'm the one who isn't here Nine more minutes, and I'll be a better man Get up, get up, I'll get up when I can [Verse 2: Nu-metal MC, angrier, turntable scratches and heavy bass guitar in the gaps] I tried the phone across the room, I tried the lamp, the light I tried a rooster on a timer, and I fought him every night I tried a clock that runs away, and I caught it by the leg Nine more, nine more, now I'm on my knees to beg My boss says Dev, you're late, my sheets say Dev, you're home My pillow's on my side, and I am never on my own Every mornin' I'm a hero for the nine I take Every mornin' I'm a villain when I finally wake [Verse 3: Nu-metal MC, the button slam lands with no alarm before it, riffs pounding] Then one mornin', I just opened up my eyes Five fifty-one, and the box is still asleep, surprise Shaved and showered, dressed and out the door by six Screamin' at the sky, I finally beat it, take your licks Ran down to the bus stop, and the bus stop's bare Nobody on the street, and nobody anywhere Bakery is closed, and there's a sign that says we're shut Saturday, the calendar just kicked me in the gut So I walked back in, and I took my shoes off slow Climbed back in bed, set it nine more, here we go [Final Hook: Nu-metal MC, screamed, all the way up, final button slam] Six in the mornin', and it's screamin' in my ear Slap it on the head like I'm the one who isn't here Nine more minutes, and I'll be a better man Get up, get up, I'll get up when I can [End]
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