She's staring in silence
Blinded by fluorescent signs
Putting life away for another day
As a hired gun
She's bruising her heartbeats
Paying for survival, they tell her
Tell her what she's worth
To feel so worthless
Tick tock, they'll take it away
Tick tock, they'll take it away
Tick tock, they'll take it away
♪
You're stuck in gridlock
He's loosening his tie
He's got his mind focused on the grind, all the time
She says "I'm running on empty"
He says "I'm running behind"
He gives, they take
Will he break
Just to fall in line?
Tick tock, they'll give it away
Tick tock, they'll give it away
Tick tock, give it away
Until they're out of days
What's left of the light now
Is bought and paid by a beating heart
One with currency that has you believe
You're not so smart
She says "I wish I wouldn't"
He says "When I was young"
A sober youth
And know the truth
Time's running out
Tick tock, they'll give it away
Tick tock, they'll give it away
Tick tock, give it away
Until they're out of days
We're more than what he pays us
We own our beating hearts
We're waking up
We're waking up
We're waking up
We're waking up
We're more than what he pays us
We own our beating hearts
We're waking up
We're waking up
We're waking up
We're waking up
♪
Waking up, waking up (we're more than what he pays us)
Waking up, waking up (we own our beating hearts)
Waking up, waking up (we're more than what he pays us)
Waking up, waking up (we own our beating hearts)
Waking up, waking up (we're more than what he pays us)
Waking up, waking up (we own our beating hearts)
Waking up, waking up (we're more than what he pays us)
Waking up, waking up (we own our beating hearts)
Standing in silence
Watching the ticking clock
Just another day until they wake up