© 2026 Atyl§ | Explore My Music/Journey: https://dot.cards/EKKO [Intro] [Verse 1] [Pre‑Hook] [Hook] [Verse 2] [Bridge] [Hook] [Outro] [Intro] Citizen: Yo, nah… this don’t feel right. Citizen: Look me in the eye and tell me this ain’t robbery. [Verse 1] Citizen: You really takin’ forty percent out my check? Citizen: Before I even touch it, it’s already gone, what the hell is that? Citizen: I break my back all week, no sleep, go numb, Citizen: And you scoop your cut first like you the one that got it done. Citizen: I’m starin’ at the stub like, “Bro, this theft.” Citizen: Whole damn week and I’m left with the leftovers left. Citizen: You call that “normal life”? That sound insane. Citizen: How you eatin’ off my plate before I bring it in the frame? [Verse 1 – System] System: Yeah. That’s how it goes, that’s the plan. System: You bleed for the check, I tax what I can. System: Don’t start cryin’, that won’t change shit. System: You signed up the moment you exist. [Pre‑Hook] Citizen: So you tax my check, then you tax what I spend, Citizen: Then you tax it again on the back end? Citizen: You got your hand in my pocket, your boot on my neck, Citizen: Then you tell me “work harder” while you choke my check? [Hook] System: I’m the Tax Man – yeah, I take that. System: You get paid – I’ma break that. System: Swipe that card – I’ma trace that. System: Think it’s yours? I erase that. System: I’m the Tax Man – better face that. System: Whole damn check – I can taste that. System: Do you own it? Don’t say that. System: Miss one payment – I replace that. [Verse 2] Citizen: Tax on the rent, tax on the light, Citizen: Tax on the food when I’m hungry at night. Citizen: Tax on the ride just to get to the grind, Citizen: Then tax on the shit that I bought with my time. Citizen: If I breathe too loud, you gon’ bill that too? Citizen: Put a meter on my lungs, charge me when I move? Citizen: I’m fightin’ just to keep my head off the floor, Citizen: And you stand there smirkin’ like, “I’ll take a little more.” [Verse 2 – System] System: Now you finally get the script. System: Every step you take, we already got a grip. System: You don’t own nothin’, that title’s a joke. System: We lend you the dream, keep the chain on your throat. System: Miss one bill, we come shake the tree. System: Miss two bills, now you deal with me. System: Miss three bills, now we flip that switch. System: Cold steel bars for a broke ass “rich.” [Hook] System: I’m the Tax Man – yeah, I take that. System: You get paid – I’ma break that. System: House, car, chain – I can chase that. System: Think it’s safe? I’ll erase that. System: I’m the Tax Man – better face that. System: Every dream – I can place tax. System: Do you own it? Don’t say that. System: Miss one payment – I replace that. [Bridge] Citizen: So if everything I touch ain’t really mine, Citizen: And you stand right there with your hand in my spine, Citizen: If I gotta pay forever just to hold what I hold, Citizen: Tell me straight: do I own anything in this world at all? [Bridge – System] System: No. You just rent from the day you born. System: From the crib to the grave to the suit you worn. System: We own the land, we own the debt. System: You run in circles, don’t forget. [Outro] Citizen: So I give you my life and you call it a fee… Citizen: And if I slip once, you come takin’ it from me. System: You don’t own anything. You just rent your whole life from me. Citizen: …Yeah. And that’s exactly why I’m fuckin’ angry.
