The System Needs You Tired

Verse 1
The system needs you tired, too drained to question why
Too busy chasing rent to ever look up at the sky
Overworked, underpaid, patience wearing thin
They don’t gotta break the chains if they keep you running in them
Wake up, clock in, stress glued to your spine
Dreams postponed again, no energy left to try
They don’t fear rebellion, they fear reflection
So they sell exhaustion and call it direction
Hook
The system needs you tired
Needs you barely getting by
Needs you scrolling, not thinking
Needs you busy all the time
No time to heal
No time to plan
Too worn out to understand
Verse 2
Distracted by the noise, notifications, trends
Arguing with strangers instead of questioning who wins
They don’t censor truth, they drown it in excess
Give you just enough comfort to tolerate the mess
If you’re tired, you comply
If you’re broke, you behave
If you’re stressed, you won’t notice
What they quietly take
Freedom don’t disappear
It just fades in delay
‘Cause tired minds don’t fight
They just survive day to day
Outro
They don’t need you silent
They just need you exhausted