Zeros
Unmasking the Middle Class: Zeros by Minus the Bear Reveals a Common yet Unique Struggle
Lyrics
We are common
We share common traits or characteristics.
More than we think
Our commonalities are more extensive than we realize.
And so unique
Despite our commonalities, each individual is unique.
To whoever's behind the eyes
Identity is subjective and dependent on the observer.
We're the zeros
We represent insignificance or emptiness.
Behind the billions
We are the unnoticed elements within a vast population.
Assigning numbers
Numbers are assigned to individuals, making them specific.
So specific
Precision in categorizing people.
Wake up before the sun
A call to wake up early, possibly a metaphor for seizing opportunities.
Leave your hour to the highway
Sacrifice your time to the journey or routine.
And your day to
Hand over your day to...
Line the pockets
...contribute to someone else's wealth.
Of some man with,
Reference to a person with affluent but non-laborious hands.
Softest hands
The contrast between labor and comfort.
Sometimes I think
Doubt about the authenticity or purpose of life.
That it's all a
A contemplation that everything might be a facade.
Sick joke on
A cynical view that life is a cruel joke.
The middle class
Specifically targeting the middle-class experience.
Keep on pushing, pushing, pushing
An encouragement to persist despite challenges.
Keep your head down and your number
Stay focused and avoid drawing attention to yourself.
Your numbers up
Implying the inevitability of facing consequences.
I swear on my checkbook you'll be up here soon
An assurance that success awaits, sarcastically using a checkbook as a symbol.
We're all counting on
Everyone is relying on you.
Counting on you
A collective dependence on the individual's success.
Put your time in
Invest time in your work.
And time working
Time spent laboring.
Spend your weekend
Weekends devoted to unfulfilling tasks.
Finishing dead ends
Dead-end pursuits on weekends.
Years go by
The passage of time.
Xerox stays up
Copying machines (Xerox) continue working while life passes.
Exchanging your life
Exchanging the essence of life for a paycheck.
For a paycheck
The transaction of life for financial gain.
Sometimes I think that it's all a sick joke on
Reiteration of the belief that life is a cruel joke.
The middle class
Reemphasizing the impact on the middle class.
Keep on pushing, pushing, pushing
A repeated call for persistence.
Keep your head down and your number
Stay inconspicuous and maintain your assigned identity.
Your numbers up
Reminding that consequences are inevitable.
Keep your numbers up
Urging to keep up appearances and conformity.
Keep on pushing, pushing, pushing
Reiteration of the call for persistence and conformity.
Keep your head down and your number
Maintain a low profile and follow the system.
Your numbers up
Reinforcing the inevitability of consequences.
I swear on my checkbook you'll be up here soon
Sarcastic assurance of future success using a checkbook.
We're all counting on
Collective reliance on the individual's success.
We're counting on you
Reiteration of the collective dependence on the individual.
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