Friction Points

Alarm clock screaming like a siren at five Bitter caffeine just to keep us alive Landlord knocking with his hand on the oak While we're trading our time for a mirror of smoke My knuckles are calloused, the radiator's leaking The ceiling is damp and the floorboards are speaking Navigating potholes and predatory loans Just a ghost in a jacket, ignoring the phones We're just balancing the weight on a fractured beam Trading hours for the fuel of a fading dream Every dollar got a debt, every step a toll Can't let the friction of the pavement wear away the soul No, we can't let it wear away the soul Yeah, and the pressure in the chest is a quiet disease Got my mother on her knees praying "Lord help him please" But the sky is just static, the reception is weak Searching for a harvest in a desert so bleak Imposter syndrome in the back of my mind Am I running to a goal or just running out of time? Got a pocket full of promises that never matured Just another heavy winter that has to be endured We're just balancing the weight on a fractured beam Trading hours for the fuel of a fading dream Every dollar got a debt, every step a toll Can't let the friction of the pavement wear away the soul (Voice A) They tell us keep climbing but they cut down the rope (Voice B) They sell us the coping but they tax all the hope (Voice A) Patching up the drywall to cover the cracks (Voice B) Carrying the family tree on our backs (Voice A) Another late notice, another red line (Voice B) Another day wasted just to say that I’m fine (Both) But we don’t fold, we just harden the clay Finding twenty different ways just to survive the day Is there light at the ceiling, or is it just a mirage? Sweat dripping on the concrete inside the garage We build a castle out of gravel and grit And we don't quit, no, we never quit We're just balancing the weight on a fractured beam Trading hours for the fuel of a fading dream Every dollar got a debt, every step a toll Can't let the friction of the pavement wear away the soul Friction points Still grinding Keep the soul intact Don't let 'em wear you down