Luca Rosso - Stage Rats Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, another day, another role to play
Watching all these rats up on their stage, okay

[Verse 1]
Mom's scrubbing floors in Gucci knockoff shoes
Dad's fixing cars but tells folks he's "paying dues"
Everyone's a method actor in this hood
Trading dignity for dreams of Hollywood
Street performers juggling their student debt
Politicians kissing babies, placing bets
I see through your dollar store disguise
Fake it till you make it? More like fake until you die

[Chorus]
We're all stage rats, yeah we're all stage rats
Dancing for cheese while the fat cats laugh
We're all stage rats, yeah we're all stage rats
Trading our souls for a golden path

[Verse 2]
Look at me now, spitting bars about the struggle
Turned my mama's tears into a business hustle
Ain't I just another clown in this circus?
My authenticity's becoming surplus
Got that working-class aesthetic down pat
But my Spotify checks say I ain't living that
Every block's a theater, every corner's got a show
Watch them switch accents when they're climbing up that social pole

[Bridge]
From the bottom to the top
Everyone's putting on a prop
Changing faces, changing names
All just players in this game

[Chorus]
We're all stage rats, yeah we're all stage rats
Dancing for cheese while the fat cats laugh
We're all stage rats, yeah we're all stage rats
Trading our souls for a golden path

[Outro]
Guess I'm just another rat up on this stage
Selling tickets to my rage
But hey, at least I know I'm in a cage