[Intro – distorted synth stab, filtered whisper, industrial percussion hit] I wake up every morning... Already exhausted before I start. [Verse 1 – rhythmic melodic rap-sung, Slipknot-style groove underneath] I wake up every morning already running on empty Coffee doesn't fix it, sleep don't help me plenty Everybody tells me that I need to take a break I don't know what breaking means when breaking's all I make Everybody tries to tell me that it's just a phase I don't know if it's a phase, I'm just tired every day I battle with exhaustion but the question still remains Is this burnout or is this just how living feels these days [Pre-Chorus – SOAD-style rhythmic vocal switch, staccato and manic] And my body tries to tell me — that I'm pushing way too hard! Yeah it's not a fucking phase — I'm just running out of guard! Okay yeah I battle with this bullshit every day! And it's probably cause my mind won't let the noise decay! [Chorus – explosive Slipknot/FIR wall of sound, screamed and sung] I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! I KEEP PUSHING, GETTING TIRED! I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! FALLING DOWN BUT NEVER FIRED! I'm exhausted, I'm depleted I'm the version overheated I'm a burnt out, burnt out BURNT OUT FUCKING FIGHTER! [Break – SOAD-style rapid rhythmic chant, distorted] (rapid, staccato delivery) It obliterates me! Depletes me! Erases me! It obliterates me! [Verse 2 – heavier, syncopated, percussive delivery] I think I'm going nowhere like a hamster on a wheel Every task that I complete is just another task I feel I'm in a race against the clock, I never get a break How the fuck do I recover if I never get to wake Oh my god I keep on grinding every single hour That I waste feels like I'm wasting all my remaining power I won't slow down but my body's screaming that I'm going through it It's not a fucking phase I'm just too tired to pursue it [Pre-Chorus – rising intensity, tribal percussion entering] Okay motherfucker now you got my attention! I need to change a couple things cause something's missing! And what if I collapse? Tell you everything's fine? Every single fucking day I'm one step closer to the line! [Chorus – bigger, layered, industrial choir backing] I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! I KEEP PUSHING, GETTING TIRED! I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! FALLING DOWN BUT NEVER FIRED! I'm exhausted, I'm depleted I'm the version overheated I'm a burnt out, burnt out BURNT OUT FUCKING FIGHTER! [Bridge – stripped, SOAD-style spoken/sung switch, tribal drums building] Here we go again motherfucker We're sick and tired of pretending we're fine Praying to a productivity we don't believe in Searching for rest in a world that don't design it (rhythmic, building) So the question I ask is — Where the fuck is my rest now? Where the fuck is my rest now? WHERE THE FUCK IS MY REST NOW?! [Breakdown – brutal Slipknot-style djent, percussive screaming, tribal drums] I'M RUNNING ON EMPTY! I'M BEGGING FOR SLEEP! I'M BURNT OUT — I'M BURNT OUT — I'M BURNT OUT! (syncopated guitar chugs, double kick drum, tribal percussion breaks) (alternating screams and rhythmic chant) STILL STANDING! STILL BREATHING! BARELY! BARELY! BARELY! [Final Chorus – massive cinematic climax, full three-way explosion] I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! I KEEP PUSHING, GETTING TIRED! I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT FIGHTER! FALLING DOWN BUT NEVER FIRED! I'M EXHAUSTED, I'M DEPLETED! I'M THE VERSION OVERHEATED! I'M A BURNT OUT, BURNT OUT BURNT OUT FUCKING FIGHTER! [Outro – ambient fade, whispered vocal, single percussion hit] I wake up every morning... Still tired. Still here.
