[Intro — quiet, close]
(soft)
I used to think it was just them…
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Now I’m starting to think…
it’s everything…
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[Verse 1 — personal + observational]
Mum on the phone saying “we’ll make it work”
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Voice sounds calm but I know it hurts…
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Gas went up, now the lights stay off…
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Kettle on once, then we leave it off…
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They say “budget better”, like we ain’t tried…
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Like we ain’t been cutting things just to get by…
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But they don’t see that side of the street…
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They just talk while we try to eat…
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[Pre-Chorus — tension]
(soft)
You can feel it…
in every home…
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But no one says it…
we just get on…
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[Hook — vibey, haunting]
(smooth)
It’s a polite society…
Keep your head down, don’t question things…
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Say it’s fine… say it’s meant to be…
Even when it’s breaking me…
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Polite society…
play your role, don’t cause a scene…
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Close your eyes…
and just believe…
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[Verse 2 — sharper, targeted (without names)]
Suit and tie, talking numbers again…
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Laughing like it’s not affecting them…
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Talking cuts from a polished room…
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While people choosing what they can’t consume…
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Saying “growth” like we’re meant to clap…
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But it don’t reach where we’re living at…
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They debate like it’s just a game…
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Then step outside and forget our names…
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[Switch — quicker, biting]
Say it’s stable, say it’s fine
Say it’s working, give it time
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Same old script, different face
Same old lines that we embrace
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We adapt ‘cause we have to live
Take what’s left, not what they give
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Truth feels risky, silence safe
So we carry on, day to day
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[Bridge — stripped, personal]
(quiet)
I’m not angry…
I’m just tired…
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Tired of hearing…
what don’t align…
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Tired of feeling…
like this is it…
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And we’re just meant…
to live with it…
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[Final Hook — heavier]
(slightly darker)
It’s a polite society…
Where nothing’s ever what it seems…
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Say it’s fine… say it’s meant to be…
Even when it’s killing me…
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Polite society…
we’re all part of the machine…
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Close your eyes…
and just believe…
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[Outro — quiet, cutting]
(soft)
They’ll say it’s better…
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You’ll feel it isn’t…
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And somehow…
that’s normal now…