Locomotive
Escape the Grind: Sick of It All's Powerful Message on Breaking Free
Lyrics
Trapped in a rut and I can't get out
Feeling stuck and unable to break free from the situation
Don't see a way to be free
Perceiving no clear path to freedom
Working at it everyday nothing that I do
Consistently working hard, but efforts seem futile in escaping poverty
Or say can break my poverty
Actions or words don't alleviate the burden of poverty
My desperate eyes will close tonight
Expressing a sense of hopelessness and resignation
And I hope I won't feel a thing
Hoping for a painless escape or relief in sleep
Cause I know tomorrow I'll continue
Anticipating the continuation of sorrow in the coming days
With my sorrow
Resigned to ongoing suffering
And my desperate eyes will sting
Expecting emotional pain to persist
I don't understand, is it some kind of plan
Questioning the purpose or design behind their difficult circumstances
To keep us in our places
Perceiving a system that enforces social roles and limitations
No matter how we try, no matter how we strive
Despite efforts, unable to overcome obstacles and advance
We just can't seem to get ahead
Struggling to make progress despite persistent efforts
Same old stuff all over again
Experiencing a repetitive and monotonous cycle of challenges
But necessity keeps me here
Compelled to stay in the difficult situation due to necessity
Every week that passes
As time passes, physical and mental strength diminish
I'm gettin' weaker, faster
Rapidly becoming weaker and more vulnerable
I'm living in constant fear
Living in constant anxiety and apprehension
Suffering is at an all time high
Noting a peak in suffering or hardships
And they tell me I'm a lucky man
Being told one is fortunate despite intense suffering
If lucky is to suffer, then I wish it on another
Expressing a desire for suffering to be experienced by someone else
And I really don't give a damn
Indifferent to the situation, not caring about the consequences
Day in day out, feeling the grind
Enduring a daily grind and feeling the weight of it
Someway, somehow, gonna leave it behind day in day out, feeling the grind
Expressing determination to eventually escape the daily hardships
Someway, somehow, gonna leave it behind
Believing in finding a way to leave the difficulties behind
Day in day out, feeling the grind
Reiterating the daily struggle and determination to overcome it
Someway, somehow, gonna leave it behind
Expressing a persistent commitment to eventually leave hardships behind
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