Grey's Blues

[Verse] Punchin' numbers in the dim light, Grey crushin' spirits, Permits in stacks, bureaucracy of the fearless. Paper trails longer than his coffee's brew, Tangled in red tape and he's drowning in the hue. [Verse 2] Grey's got the blues, man, a breaker box explosion, Clock watchin', feelin' like life's in slow-motion. Piles grow higher than his hopes ever soared, Stuck in a system, feelin' ignored. [Chorus] Wadin' through forms, his soul's gettin’ colder, Dreams as crumpled as the papers on his folder. Lost in the files, man, fightin' for air, Grey's in a matrix, and nobody's there. [Bridge] Choosin' battles with the printer, cussin' at the fax, Emails overflowin', echoes and max. State job shackles, holdin' him down, Grey's heartbeat muffled in the echoey downtown. [Verse 3] Talk of freedom, sounds like a distant storm, Wishin' for days when his spirit was warm. Now he's chained to a desk, paychecks thin, Grey chasin' dreams that didn't begin. [Chorus] Wadin' through forms, his soul's gettin’ colder, Dreams as crumpled as the papers on his folder. Lost in the files, man, fightin' for air, Grey's in a matrix, and nobody's there.