Late Stage

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I did it all right, did everything they told me I went to college, got an expensive degree I got a job and didn't spend frivolously So what the hell is this shit? They fed us platitudes of the American dream Said, "Check your attitudes, 'cause no one gets there for free You've got it easy, life is hard, so stop complaining Must be stupid not to have your pennies saved for when it's raining" [Pre-Chorus 1] But one step forward is a hundred back When a dozen geezers with their boards of fleecers All make more in thirty seconds than we'll ever have [Chorus] We weren't made to be just cogs in a machine With no rest until we rust or grind ourselves to dust And now the world is getting warmer So can we reject the former structure of this slushed-up muddy cage? I'm getting fed up with this late stage [Verse 2] Another late night, another flash in the pan They tell us, "Sit tight, these flames don't need to be fanned" But we've got one life, what if we took it and ran? Until they couldn't hold us down A single torch lit in the night might never light up the way But at a million and their brightness might just rival the day Even the hardiest balloon could never endlessly inflate But we can't wait forever weighted down by greed and hate [Pre-Chorus 2] It's not a lot to want to feel alive But when you're always jaded, hard to feel elated For a single fleeting moment, let alone a lifetime [Chorus] We weren't made to be just cogs in a machine With no rest until we rust or grind ourselves to dust And now the world is getting warmer So can we reject the former structure of this slushed-up muddy cage? I'm getting fed up with this late stage [Bridge] I wanna live my life with you There's more than enough to get us through Like, what's the point of all we do If living's meant for just a few? [Chorus] We weren't made to be just cogs in a machine With no rest until we rust or grind ourselves to dust And now the... We weren't made to be just cogs in a machine With no rest until we rust or grind ourselves to dust And now the world is getting warmer So can we reject the former Structure of this slushed up muddy cage? I'm getting fed up with this late stage [Outro] I'm getting fed up with this late stage I'm getting fed up with this late stage