Stagnant lives All kept in place By those who say 9-5 makes them stronger They say the same shit everyday They don't even know their names Forgotten in false promises of reaching so much more Silent cries Drowned inside Conditional minds Bent on profits of the day Seems all will has been erased By the rules they will not break They're taught to expect an empty life Can you blame them Blinders blocking out all other direction Their shattered dreams are kept in place By the certainty the routine keep always makes them Follow through with full intent on keeping up With those ahead Trade their lives for endless races Awaiting the time their oppression will end