Averyx - Zero Hours Lyrics

[Intro]
Shift to shift, day to day
Workin' hard but the system won't pay
Algorithms decide my fate
While I'm tryna keep my soul awake

[Verse 1]
Clock in, clock out, digital chains
Zero-hour contract got me goin' insane
Dad taught classes, I dropped out of school
Now I'm just another corporate tool
Stealin' food just to make it through
Leaked that track, what else could I do?
Every day I'm wearin' different masks
Artist, hustler, whatever they ask
F*ck their metrics, f*ck their KPIs
They don't see the human behind these eyes

[Chorus]
Disposable, that's what they call me
Just a number in their economy
But I'm more than what their systems see
More than what their algorithms read
Disposable, but I'm still breathin'
Still survivin', still believin'
In this game of digital dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Verse 2]
Manchester streets are gettin' cold
Young souls gettin' bought and sold
Gotta adapt, gotta play it smart
Keep my moves hidden like stolen art
They want performance, I'll give 'em shows
Different person everywhere I go
Profile picture perfect, resume clean
Behind the screen, I'm barely hangin' on, for real
Bills stack up while opportunities fade
Modern slavery, minimum wage
But I keep pushin', keep reinventin'
While the city sleeps, I'm experimentin'

[Bridge]
Every ping, every notification
Another chance at salvation
Or just another dead-end street
In this concrete jungle of defeat

[Chorus]
Disposable, that's what they call me
Just a number in their economy
But I'm more than what their systems see
More than what their algorithms read
Disposable, but I'm still breathin'
Still survivin', still believin'
In this game of digital dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Outro]
Still here, still fighting
Still writing, still rising
System tries to break us down
But we keep our crown
Yeah, we keep our crown