[Intro] [PA Voice] First service delayed. No reason given. Thank you for your patience. [Verse 1] The butcher unlocks the roller door at five. The baker's already been there an hour. The girl at the chemist knows twelve medications but still cries in the shower. A man in a work ute pulls into the servo. Same pump. Same coffee. Same day. He could tell you the price of diesel from three years back. Couldn't tell you what makes him stay. [Pre-Chorus] We learned the rules. We learned the route. Nobody checked what any of it was for. [Chorus] They taught us how to make a living. Nobody taught us how to love living. Head down. Pay rise. Next goal. Keep building. We know the cost of everything we own. Why do some people still feel missing? They taught us how to make a living. Nobody taught us how to love living. [Verse 2] She keeps her father's voicemail saved. Three seconds. Twenty-two words. The phone company deleted the account years ago. She transfers the file every time she upgrades. A retired man feeds birds at seven. Calls each one something different. His wife used to correct the names. Now nobody does. Still... he says them anyway. [Female Echo] Still says them anyway. [Verse 3] The school taught percentages. The bank taught interest. The workplace taught deadlines. The doctor taught symptoms. Nobody taught the kid sitting behind the gym how to survive losing his best mate. Nobody taught the woman in aisle four why she misses people she never calls. Nobody taught the man at table six why success arrived ten years after happiness left. [Pre-Chorus] We learned the price. We learned the numbers. We learned the language of survival. [Bridge] [Deadpan Female Voice] The patient survived. The mortgage was approved. The targets were achieved. The vehicle was replaced. The account remained active. The subject reported a persistent feeling that something important had been misplaced. [Final Chorus] They taught us how to make a living. Nobody taught us how to love living. How to answer questions. How to earn permission. How to build a future. How to chase a vision. Nobody mentioned that life would already be happening. While we were busy planning it. They taught us how to make a living. Maybe we're all still learning how to love living. [Outro] [PA Voice] Final service arriving. Please stand behind the yellow line. A child waves at the driver. The driver waves back. Nobody writes it down. Nobody gets paid for it. The train leaves anyway. For a second, that seemed like enough.
