Nolan Lentz - Barcode Brotherhood Lyrics

[Intro]
Scan me in, scan me out
Just another code in the crowd
Living life behind these bars
Nine to five beneath the stars

[Verse 1]
Corporate puppet on a string
Badge around my neck like a diamond ring
They call it culture, I call it cage
Minimum wage on a maximum stage
Every morning same damn faces
Different names but empty spaces
HR telling me "We're family here"
While my real fam's disappearing, yeah
Motivational posters on the wall
Team building exercises down the hall
Trust fall into unemployment
While the CEO counts his enjoyment

[Chorus]
We're the Barcode Brotherhood
Scanned and tracked just like we should
Numbers in the system good
Living life misunderstood
Beep, beep, f*cking beep
Selling souls so f*cking cheap
In this corporate circus show
Where personalities don't grow

[Verse 2]
Performance review, they rate my smile
KPIs measure my lifestyle
Synergy, productivity
Just buzzwords for captivity
Coffee breaks with plastic peers
Small talk drowning in my fears
LinkedIn profile looking fresh
While my spirit's in distress
They want us lean, they want us mean
Excel sheets killed all my dreams
Quarterly goals, monthly reports
Trading freedom for cohorts

[Bridge]
Clock in, clock out
That's what life's about
Dress code, dress right
Fluorescent lights so bright
Pretend to care, pretend to share
While cameras watch without a stare
Corporate ladder to nowhere
But hey, at least there's free healthcare

[Chorus]
We're the Barcode Brotherhood
Scanned and tracked just like we should
Numbers in the system good
Living life misunderstood
Beep, beep, f*cking beep
Selling souls so f*cking cheap
In this corporate circus show
Where personalities don't grow

[Outro]
Just another code in the crowd
Head down low but still proud
Scan me in, scan me out
This is what it's all about
Beep... beep... beep...