Hive Mind

Bound to the 9 to 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
 Feels like a mandatory struggle to just stay alive
 Bound to the business plan for a roof over our heads
 A fairly decent paycheck and a life without protests
 And so we walk the line until it's gone
 In accordance to the norm
 A thousand reasons to conform
 The tragic life of a corporate sloth
 And so we walk the line until it's gone
 In accordance to the norm
 A thousand reasons to conform
 The tragic life of a corporate sloth
 Lighting up my Winstons now is like a test
 I let the embers burn my fingertips, I'm such a mess
 Because sometimes the pain feels so much better than the stress
 That's why I need you for the wake up calls to keep me in check
 'Cause in a blink of an eye, I'm starting to die
 And in a blink of an eye, I'm barely alive
 'Cause in a blink of an eye, the markets tracked a gain
 And in a blink of an eye, I'm nearly insane
 Listen close, this is far from what's a dream
 Hold still, would you like to take a peek into another sorry life?
 A product of the corporate hive mind
 Listen close, this is far from what's a dream
 Hold still, would you like to take a peek into another sorry life?
 A product of the corporate hive mind
 What did I leave behind, thanks to this 9 to 5?
 What did I leave behind, thanks to this 9 to 5?
 Well, we've been working all our lives away
 The finish line seems far ahead
 To earn that pay or come what may
 Go through the motions day by day
 Working all our lives away
 The finish line seems far ahead
 To earn that pay or come what may
 Go through the motions day by day
 What did I leave behind, thanks to this 9 to 5?
 What did I leave behind, thanks to this 9 to 5?
 Life is like a roller coaster
 The ups and downs, I can't decide
 My life is like a roller coaster ride