[Intro] Clock in Clock out Same cage New route (yeah) Drink cheap Dream rich They say They say "That’s it" [Verse 1] Rent due Pay late Late fee New rate Whole check One click Gone quick Like bait Tax man Want more Landlord At door Whole life On sale But I’m Still poor They say “Work hard” Climb up That yard But the ladder Leaning Off the edge Too far Boss talk 'Bout "family" Then cut staff casually Smile in my face But the math still hassling me Two shifts No sleep Side hustle So deep Pray for a break But the price tag steep Swipe card Decline Heart rate Flat line Freedom on a billboard Fine print: “buy time” [Chorus] They made life too expensive to live So we work till we die and forgive How is that freedom, tell me what is this (what is this, huh?) Get to the grind just to numb from the wheel Chopping at the bit till we don’t even feel Guess we just accept it, that’s the deal Work until you’re dead and you’re still in the red Still in debt, still in debt Yeah, they want you stressed Till your last breath Till your last breath [Verse 2] Wake up, phone buzz Boss line, "Need ya" Sick day? Sit back That’s strike They see ya Healthcare High cost Call in You lost "Team player" Means bleed While they feed off Student loans chained On my ankle, I drag Every pay stub Just a new price tag Graduated into A collection call Same suit, same script "Sir, you owe it all" Grocery list Look thin Check price Think again Shrink bag Same tag Hope stretch Hope bend Mom pawned ring For the gas in the tank Dad gave years For a hole in the bank They say “land of the brave, plenty chance if you try” But the ladder in flames and they tell you to climb [Chorus] They made life too expensive to live So we work till we die and forgive How is that freedom, tell me what is this (what is this, yeah) Get to the grind just to numb from the wheel Chopping at the bit till we don’t even feel Guess we just accept it, that’s the deal Work until you’re dead and you’re still in the red Still in debt, still in debt Yeah, they want you pressed Till your last breath Till your last breath [Bridge] Clock hands cut like blades Every tick, one more trade All my minutes turned to wage All my dreams locked in cage (locked in) They say "smile, that’s success" While they tighten up the net You ain’t living, you just pressed On a debt you never met [Verse 3] Double time grind, triple line on the bill Overtime signed but the climb stand still Every year new rule, new fee, new drill Every break one slip from a big downhill Phone ring, that’s work Mail come, that’s hurt Every envelope threat Every logo alert Credit score like a leash On my name, on my reach They can raise one rate Turn a king to a breach Politician on a podium, promise in the air But the lobby in his ear Got a bigger chair Talk "choice" while they price Every basic need Call greed "good business" Till the poor all bleed Is this freedom or a contract Signed at birth Where your worth Get weighed by your net and your dirt From the first school bell To the last short breath You just trade one chain For a fresh new debt [Chorus] They made life too expensive to live So we work till we die and forgive (what is this, huh) How is that freedom, tell me what is this (what is this, huh) Get to the grind just too numb for the win Tell me what is this