They Decide, We Pay

Intro

(la-la-la, mm-hmm)

Verse

Winter mornings hit different now

Coffee costs more than it did last year

They cut the lights on the factory floor

Say it's for the future but the future ain't here

Ordinary days turn into fights

Over rent and the heat that won't last the night

Decisions made in rooms we never see

While the paycheck shrinks and the lines grow long

Chorus

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Oh-oh, oh-oh

In the cold we stay

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Verse

Trains still run but the tickets bite

Groceries climb like the trees in the north

Talk of growth from the suited crowd

But the growth don't reach the bottom of the pouch

Kids ask why the playground feels so small

Parents count coins at the corner stall

Promises float like smoke from the chimneys

We breathe it in and we keep on moving

Chorus

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Oh-oh, oh-oh

In the cold we stay

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge

(uh-huh, uh-huh)

We just want the lights to stay on

(oh-oh)

A little room to breathe when the day is gone

(la-la-la)

Chorus

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Oh-oh, oh-oh

In the cold we stay

They decide, we pay

They decide, we pay

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro

(la-la-la, mm-hmm)