8:15 the same parade
Faces blurred in the morning shade
I know that coat I know that hair
But I don’t know who is standing there
We are bubbles floating in a stream
Lost inside a noise-canceling dream
Don't look up don't make a sound
Underground we are homeward bound
Step up to the line wait for the cue
The machine decides if you get through
It doesn't care about your soul
Just the credit in the control
One Beep
Steadier than my heart
One Beep
Tearing the silence apart
It knows I’m here it lets me pass
A ghost reflection in the glass
One Beep
That’s all I need to be
Validated by machinery
The security guard sees the rush
A thousand shadows in the crush
He knows my exit time is five
But doesn't know I'm alive
Annual contract monthly rent
Wondering where the years were spent
But the gate opens wide and clear
Proof that I am standing here
If I didn't scan in today
Would the station feel the gray
Or would another take my space
Another number
No face
One Beep
Steadier than my heart
One Beep
Tearing the silence apart
It knows I’m here it lets me pass
A ghost reflection in the glass
One Beep
That’s all I need to be
Validated by machinery
One Beep
See you tomorrow
Stranger