I wake up to the sound of the same old clock

Tick tock, tick tock, it never stops

The sun is rising, but my spirit's low

Another day in the grind, here we go

I've seen rich men fall and poor men rise

I've seen mothers pray for peace under smoky skies

Economy crashing like a glass on the pavement

While babies sleeping hungry in the basement

They say that's life, but life ain't fair

They raise the rent, but ain't no raise for the ones who care

Minimum wage can't handle maximum pain

My brother getting taxed to ride through the rain

Empty fridge, full heart, but how long do it last

Dreams die young in a world moving too fast

The stock market dance, but the hood tryna make it last

Still tryna make it home, but there loosing hope

Fluctuation, they were just breaking

Bend and rotation, the pain don't ever end

But we still rise, through the fire and lies

Another sunrise, another try

I've seen rich men fall and poor men rise

I've seen mothers pray for peace under smoky skies

Economy crashing like a glass on the pavement

While babies sleeping hungry in the basement

They say that's life, but life ain't fair

They raise the rent, but ain't no raise for the ones who care

Minimum wage can't handle maximum pain

My brother getting taxed to ride through the rain

Empty fridge, full heart, but how long do it last

Dreams die young in a world moving too fast

The stock market dance, but the hood tryna make it last

Still tryna make it home, but there loosing hope

Fluctuation, they were just breaking

Bend and rotation, the pain don't ever end

But we still rise, through the fire and lies

Another sunrise, another try

My cousin did 10 for a crime he ain't do

While the ones in suits making profit, what's true

Fluctuation ain't just graphs and charts it's

Single moms working double shifts with a broken heart

This is for every young soul still tryna make it out

Through systematic storms, emotional wars

Still knocking on heaven's door, but the world chose to ignore

So when they speak of fluctuation

Tell them it's not just inflation, but frustration

Of generations locked in hesitation

Fighting for our dreams with no validation

Fluctuation, we bend but we won't break

We will keep on still marching

Through every soul they tried to take

Yeah we just fall, but we rise again

Another fight, another pen

This pain gon' end

I seen rich men fall and poor men rise

I seen mothers pray for peace under smoky skies

Economy crashing like a glass on the pavement

While babies even hungry in a basement

They say that's life, but life ain't fair

They raise the rent, but ain't no raise for the ones who care

Boss man says I need to stay in line

But my dreams keep calling from another time

Coffee's bitter, my smell's wanting

I'm trapped in a race, I can't seem to win