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Acronyms at 11:58 lyrics
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Intro
Yeah… 11:58 again.
Verse 1
I-95 northbound, rain coming sideways Phone buzzing, LOL, BRB, she said she on the way IDK if the check hit, FOMO got me checking twice DM from the landlord, “rent due by midnight” Little Haiti traffic, NW 79th slow Publix line longer than the prayers I know TBT to when the lights stayed on all week Now every notification feel like it could be the one that break me
Chorus
FYI the rent due, ASAP the lights might cut YOLO we still here but the pressure won’t let up IRL the bills don’t care what you text back 11:58 and the phone still in my lap They gave us letters so the truth wouldn’t take too long But every acronym still feel like another thing gone wrong
Verse 2
PTO ran out, WFH don’t pay the same HR email say “we value you”, that’s just another game ATM receipt say low balance, APR climbing slow IRS letter in the mailbox, I already know CEO on the news talking numbers I can’t reach CFO got the bonus while we praying for the week POS at the corner store, PIN I keep forgetting Every letter on the screen feel like another debt collecting
Chorus
FYI the rent due, ASAP the lights might cut YOLO we still here but the pressure won’t let up IRL the bills don’t care what you text back 11:58 and the phone still in my lap
Verse 3
Look in the mirror, see the acronyms staring back ADHD in the school letter, COVID still in the facts RSVP to the funeral, ZIP code on the wreath GPS say 20 minutes but the traffic don’t believe DMV line wrapped around the building again TSA got my name but they don’t know where I been Every letter they gave us just another way to track Another way to tell us we can’t ever relax
Verse 4
They turned our language into codes we can’t escape QR on the menu, URL on the gate USB in the charger but the power still gone AI writing the rules while we still trying to hold on Every acronym a chain, every letter a lock They gave us shorthand so we’d forget how to talk But I’m reading every letter like it’s written in blood Turning their codes into something they can’t take from us
Chorus
FYI the rent due, ASAP the lights might cut YOLO we still here but the pressure won’t let up IRL the bills don’t care what you text back 11:58 and the phone still in my lap They gave us letters so the truth wouldn’t take too long But every acronym still feel like another thing gone wrong
Verse 5
When the kids ask why the lights keep flickering low I tell ’em these letters don’t decide how far we go DIY the future, FAQ the pain VIP ain’t nothing if the family still in the rain They gave us codes so we’d stay in our lane But I’m teaching mine to read between every name GOAT ain’t a trophy, it’s the ones who still fight When every letter on the screen say “not tonight”
Outro
11:58… Lights still on. Barely. But on.
Inside the recording
Yeah… 11:58 again.
FYI the rent due, ASAP the lights might cut YOLO we still here but the pressure won’t let up
11:58… Lights still on.
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