What's It All For?

[Verse]
Wake up, grind, repeat, who made the rules?
Clock hands spinning, time treating us like fools.
Got the paper, got the chains, got the ride too,
But the mirror's still asking, "Who are you?"
Digits in the bank, but my soul in debt,
Chasing gold, but my heart ain't met it yet.
Sweat drips, rent slips, the system’s grip,
Tightrope walking, life’s a balancing trip.
[Chorus]
What's it all for? What's it all mean?
Living to survive or living the dream?
Stacking these bricks, but I’m building no door.
Tell me now, tell me—what's it all for?
[Ad-lib]
(Ay, tell me now!)
(Ooh, what’s it all for?)
[Verse 2]
Nine-to-five life got me losing my mind,
Is this the ladder or just a steep incline?
Carrying the weight of a world I don’t own,
Hustling for a house, but it don’t feel like home.
Trophies on the shelf, dust thicker than pride,
Can’t buy a sunset, can’t purchase the tide.
The road paved in gold still leads to the dirt,
Fame don’t heal when your soul’s been hurt.

melodic flow, female vocals, sparse 808s, r&b, raw, layered harmonies, rap, and emotive vocal runs. ad-libs throughout for emphasis., minimal trap beats with airy synths