Rémi Du Chemin - Cold Static Lyrics

[Intro]
Static on the line, mama's holding tight
Another number called, but it ain't right
Been here since dawn, fluorescent lights burn
Paper trails and blank stares, when's our turn?

[Verse 1]
Eight hours deep in this concrete maze
Eyes glazed, souls fade, bureaucratic haze
Mama's accent thick but her spine straight
They pretend they can't understand, make us wait
Form A-6, B-12, numbers replacing names
Playing their power games, feeding their paper flames
Watch her swallow pride with such grace
While they treat her story like a database

[Chorus]
Cold static in my veins
System's got us going insane
Numbers, please wait in line
Dignity stripped in real-time
Cold static in my head
Words left better unsaid
Numbers, please wait your turn
Lessons that we never should learn

[Verse 2]
White noise drowning out our dreams
Behind every window, dead eyes gleam
Stamped and filed, denied and delayed
Another day our humanity gets betrayed
Mama taught me patience in these halls
But rage builds up behind these walls
Each denial hits like winter rain
They can't break us, we ain't going insane

[Bridge]
Click-clack of keyboards, printers hum
Each rejection makes us more numb
But we stand tall, we survive
Keep our souls and pride alive

[Outro]
Static fades but scars remain
System tried to break our name
Mama held her head up high
Taught me how to dignify
Every battle, every line
Every single f*cking time