Everyday feels the same as the last
Waking up at the crack of dawn for
Another day you're just throwin' away
For a thankless task that you barely get paid for.
Look in the mirror at your reflection
It's no longer a face you'd want to know
Skin worn thin and lines all over
Your Eyes haunted and cast down
The Light is banished from your soul
Is this where everybody goes?
When they finally start to realize
The American dream is a big fat lie.
One told to keep us working
To the point of exhaustion and death
One more small cog that's turning
In a cold machine that always burning
And like any small part
They won't let you forget
You are completely replaceable
This is their mindset though it is terrible
So when you're half way done with
A life that you've hurriedly rushed
You start to become aware
That your life has lost its purpose
So what is left for you then
As the tail end fills your view
Do you even want to keep going
Down such a meaningless path
The same path that lies before you
So many have fallen afoul
There's only one place it ends up
A endless sea of fucking regret
But God you feel so tired
And this way is all you know
It's completely disheartening
The knowledge that this is life
You suddenly snap to attention
Resolve is filling you up
You have made your decision
With two kids and a wife to think about
You have to keep on going
Play the martyr if you must
But you can never tell them
It's just too fucked up
So you head down the trail
To your sea of regrets
Without a single look back.