Reality is harsh, I miss it, I used to,

Abide by it, now, I get by, on credit,

It feels like, stealing, I guess I do,

Have to pay for it, but I'm still,

Waiting, for the urge, for the,

Fire under my ass, the desire,

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The yearning, to want more,

Than what I have, will it,

Hit me in the face, tell me,

The world doesn’t work that way,

Baby, am I worth nothing?

I remember, hell is still there,

The machine, churns people,

Out like blood sausage, pays them,

Uses them up, their blood, their energy,

All for money, people, are forced,

To do terrible things, people,

Compromise, their pride, their,

Human dignity, some, convince,

Themselves, they like it dirty,

To be stepped on, told,

They’re worth nothing,

Same, hell is there,

I keep digging, maybe,

A few more years,

I’ll be, homeless in France.