Rent Due
Breaking Free from the 9 to 5 Grind: Rent Due Reflections
Lyrics
Pay attention
Expressing the need for attention.
Intention is getting paid
Stating the intention to earn money.
I ain't trynna slave for a 9 to 5 thang
Rejecting the idea of working a conventional 9 to 5 job.
Even if I did I know I'm the one to blame
Accepting personal responsibility even if working a traditional job.
Now I gotta talk with a code switch game
Adapting communication style to navigate societal expectations.
Cuz I gotta put up with a front
Dealing with a facade or pretense in social interactions.
Ima need more then 30 for a lunch
Expressing the need for more than a minimal income.
I'ma probably hit the car roll me up some runtz
Planning to relax and possibly consume cannabis.
Stimulate my mind wonder where it's gonna run
Seeking mental stimulation and pondering its direction.
Where it's gonna run
Reiterating the uncertainty of the future.
But you keeping this hold on me
Acknowledging a controlling influence.
You can feel my misery
Sharing personal feelings of distress.
No this can't be what's best for me
Questioning the current situation's alignment with personal well-being.
No I can't take this life no more
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current life.
Guess I'm out the door
Deciding to leave the current situation.
I been working all damn day
Highlighting the exhaustion from a full day of work.
Got so much that's on my plate
Feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities.
But I got to face the truth
Facing the reality of the situation.
I can't leave when I know that that rent is due
Unable to leave due to financial obligations.
Rent due
Repeating the urgency of paying rent.
Funny thing bout life
Reflecting on the irony of working a set number of hours for a fixed pay.
Working 40 hours for another set price
Pointing out the undervaluation of personal time.
They won't even ask what my time worth
Addressing the disregard for individual worth in the workplace.
When they can replace me with somebody that's gonna be herd
Anticipating being replaced without consideration.
That's word to my mother
Emphasizing the sincerity of the statement.
Now I'm Trynna figure
Contemplating how to achieve financial success.
How to get them figures
Expressing the desire for monetary success.
I ain't trynna wait for retirement
Rejecting the idea of waiting for retirement to enjoy life.
Even if I did they gone play the small violin
Expecting a lack of empathy during retirement.
When I look back only wonder where desire went
Reflecting on lost passion and ambition.
Where desire went
Reiterating the loss of desire.
But you keeping this hold on me
Acknowledging a persistent influence.
You can feel my misery
Sharing the emotional burden of the situation.
No this can't be what's best for me
Questioning the alignment of the situation with personal well-being.
No I can't take this life no more
Expressing the inability to endure the current life.
Guess I'm out the door
Deciding to leave the current situation.
I been working all damn day
Reiterating the fatigue from a full day of work.
Got so much that's on my plate
Feeling burdened with responsibilities.
But I got to face the truth
Facing the truth of the situation.
I can't leave when I know that that rent is due
Unable to leave due to financial obligations.
Rent due
Repeating the urgency of paying rent.
But you keeping this hold on me
Acknowledging a persistent influence.
You can feel my misery
Sharing the emotional burden of the situation.
No this can't be what's best for me
Questioning the alignment of the situation with personal well-being.
No I can't take this life no more
Expressing the inability to endure the current life.
Guess I'm out the door
Deciding to leave the current situation.
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