Lyrics
Get up in the morning
Emphasizes the start of the daily routine.
Alarm clocks clean socks
Highlighting the elements of preparation.
Brush your teeth look neat
Encouraging personal hygiene for a professional appearance.
Join the others on the street
Joining the workforce outside.
Bus ride tube train
Describes the commuting methods to work.
Going off to work again
Expresses the repetitive nature of going to work.
Up to the third floor
Reaching the workplace on the third floor.
Name on the office door
Symbolizes personal identity tied to work.
Paper lying on the floor
Indicates a messy work environment.
Pick it up and do some more
Encourages productivity despite challenges.
Lunch break break down
Describes a stressful lunch break.
Valium and alcohol
Depicts coping mechanisms with substances.
Nicotine adrenaline
Lists substances affecting the body and mind.
Don t it make your head spin?
Reflects on the disorienting effects of substances.
Back to the grindstone
Returning to the monotonous work routine.
Head on the guillotine
Symbolizes the pressure and risks at work.
Pulling all the stops out
Expresses putting in maximum effort.
Socks up head down
Advises to stay focused despite challenges.
Doing it good
Encourages performing well at work.
You re doing it well
Reinforces the idea of meeting work expectations.
'cause you want to please the boss
Desire to please the employer.
But you wish he d go to hell
Conflicted feelings towards the boss.
But the wages in the brown bag
Highlighting the financial motivation.
Underneath the name tag
Connecting personal identity with work income.
Are keeping you in line
Implying adherence to work rules for financial stability.
So you do the overtime
Portrays the sacrifice of personal time for extra work.
And you get the train late again
Experiencing the consequences of late work hours.
Surrounded by the same lame
Surrounded by unfulfilling and repetitive tasks.
People playing your game
Others in the same situation, playing along.
No one even knows your name
Anonymous in the workplace, lack of recognition.
Back straight home late
Returning home after a long day.
All the food is out of date
Highlighting the challenges of daily life.
Wife has left a note
Indicating the absence of a supportive partner.
Saying Don t forget your coat
Reminder to be prepared for the external challenges.
Quick snap head back
Quickly adapting to the demands of life.
Living on the wrong track
Living a life that seems off course.
Should of tried refusing
Regret for not standing up against work demands.
But you could of got the sack
Fear of losing the job for refusal.
It s getting so confusing
Expresses the growing complexity of the situation.
'cause you know you re only losing
Feeling the inevitability of failure.
But the choice of ever choosing
Reflecting on the lack of choices made in life.
Never seemed to cross your mind
Ignorance or avoidance of alternatives.
So you go to bed at ten
Seeking solace and resolution before sleep.
Thinking never again
Frustration with the cycle of repetitive work.
But you get up in the morning
Repetition of the daily routine, emphasizing commitment.
And you get to work on time
Completion of the daily commitment to work on time.
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