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Different Lines lyrics
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Intro
Yo… same block, same lines… but different minds…
Verse 1
DMV at nine, Gen X posted up with the paper, arms folded tight Millennials tapping phones, refreshing apps, cursing under breath at the light Gen Z bouncing on heels, earbuds blasting, Wi-Fi dead, signal fight Doctor’s office next, free clinic line snaking round the corner store Gen X reading signs, steady breathing, knows the drill from ’84 Millennials pacing circles, checking emails, time slipping through the floor Gen Z filming stories, can’t sit still, complaining ’bout the wait once more
Pre-chorus
Ten lines deep in the hood, ten ways to lose your cool Airport security, welfare window, bus stop in the rain, grocery queue Housing office, job center, check-cashing spot, bail bond too We all standing here, but we standing different, true
Chorus
Same line, different minds, how we wait in the grind Gen X holds it steady, Millennials losing time Gen Z can’t sit still, Wi-Fi on they mind We all in the line, but we wait different kinds
Verse 2
I’m watching from the middle, caught between the three Gen X taught me patience, but the system still got me Millennials taught me hustle, but the apps keep billing me Gen Z taught me question everything, but the signal’s never free Airport TSA pat-down, Gen X calm, no complaint Millennials arguing policy, Gen Z live-streaming the wait Welfare line in the rain, Gen X silent, takes the pain Millennials on the phone, Gen Z dancing in the lane
Chorus
Same line, different minds, how we wait in the grind Gen X holds it steady, Millennials losing time Gen Z can’t sit still, Wi-Fi on they mind We all in the line, but we wait different kinds
Verse 3
Housing office forms stack higher than the rent Job center lines snake longer than the government spent Check-cashing spot got fees that eat the whole check Bail bond office got families stretched and wrecked Gen X remembers when the lines moved with respect Millennials learned the apps were built to collect Gen Z grew up knowing every click leaves a debt Ten lines deep in the hood, ten ways they collect
Bridge
We all waiting… but some waiting for the system to change Some waiting for the Wi-Fi to save Some waiting just to stay the same…
Verse 4
Grocery checkout, Gen X counting every cent Millennials scanning coupons, time already spent Gen Z filming haul, can’t sit still again Airport security, Gen X removes shoes with grace Millennials arguing rules, red in the face Gen Z filming the pat-down, posting to the space
Verse 5
I started canceling the noise, started clearing the screen Gen X taught the patience, Millennials taught the dream Gen Z taught the question, now I’m living in between Same hood, same lines, but I’m choosing what I see Ten lines deep, but I’m walking out free
Chorus
Same line, different minds, how we wait in the grind Gen X holds it steady, Millennials losing time Gen Z can’t sit still, Wi-Fi on they mind We all in the line… but we can wait different kinds
Outro
Yeah… different lines… same hood…
Inside the recording
Yo… same block, same lines… but different minds…
Ten lines deep in the hood, ten ways to lose your cool Airport security, welfare window, bus stop in the rain, grocery queue
Yeah… different lines… same hood…
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