The Tunnel Hum

[Chorus] Seven AM, Manhattan train Crushed card receipts in the pourin' rain This tunnel hum, a countdown beat To a bulldozer crushin' my street Yeah, the garden path, my rented room Swallowed by this urban gloom This is the sound of my despair Breathing in the stale, cold air. [Verse] Thirty-four years, faded suit Grippin' the pole, no pursuit Just survival, day by day Phone screen glows, no words to say Mortgage due, the axe descends AI layoffs, where does it end? Last night's whiskey, still on my breath Singin' sad songs, courtin' death. [Pre-Chorus] The bitter coffee, a vending machine's prize Reflects the hollow in my eyes Each bitter sip, a rhythm slow As the city lights begin to glow. [Chorus] Seven AM, Manhattan train Crushed card receipts in the pourin' rain This tunnel hum, a countdown beat To a bulldozer crushin' my street Yeah, the garden path, my rented room Swallowed by this urban gloom This is the sound of my despair Breathing in the stale, cold air. [Bridge] Last night's KTV, a fading sound While my future crumbles to the ground This metal snake, it snakes and bends Carryin' me to where the money ends. No escape, no easy way Just another soul lost in the fray. [Verse] The rumble grows, a heavy sigh Another day, I watch it fly Past windows smeared with city grime Lost track of reason, lost track of time Is this the dream they sold to me? Just a prisoner of this machinery. [Chorus] Seven AM, Manhattan train Crushed card receipts in the pourin' rain This tunnel hum, a countdown beat To a bulldozer crushin' my street Yeah, the garden path, my rented room Swallowed by this urban gloom This is the sound of my despair Breathing in the stale, cold air. [Outro]