Sleep Talk Metropolis

Metro, suburbs, commuters Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha Crosswalk, clock in, Excel sheets Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha Meetings, lunch break, overtime Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha Instant ramen Rinse and repeat Rinse and repeat In my muscles I make my own bangle Low waste and responsible I'm learning to be minimal I wish to be hired To pay off my student loans Enjoyed being alone Don't want to be alone I wanted my own home I needed a new phone I wanted to travel The times are different Did you know, did you know? We're living in a dream, living in a dream Spilling our time on repeat, on repeat Filling in the empty space Beyond the yellow lines We're living for the dream, living for the dream Tiny mice looked right at me, right at me Is it a sign that it's time to slow down? I am in a race of one Sunday morning, vacuum time Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha Grocery shopping, laundromat Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha Pay bills, Emails, second job Choo-choo-cha, choo-choo-cha One-pan spaghetti Rinse and repeat Rinse and repeat Met you in the middle 'Cause I got a flexible Open-minded ego Working to be sustainable Wish you could be fired So you could stop asking "Why are you still alone?" Don't want to be alone I wanted time to date I wanted a child someday Tell me it's not too late I'm doing my best In my best, in my best I'm dreaming of a sunny balcony A cup of coffee, a buttered toast A purring kitty living in a dream I'm living a distant dream I'm living for this dream So don't you say yours was better Living in a dream, living in a dream Spilling our time on repeat, on repeat Filling in the empty space Beyond the yellow lines We're living for the dream, living for the dream Tiny mice looked right at me, right at me Is it a sign that it's time to slow down I am in a race of one