Another try Into the light Hit a pose and get The angle just right My better side Too much to hide If I can't make It the alternative is suicide (We suffer, we all suffer) For validation from our peers (We suffer, we all suffer) Suck it up Push through the tears (Bright lights) Gets the mind all malleable Got us all doing real dumb shit (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us go go go go go (Bright lights) Gets the kids under control They're fighting for a spotlight (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us fuck it up What the fuck, can this be right Tried my best but I can't get a single like Is this it, all there can be Nothing to show for But my life is a commodity Fuck it, I'm done, I'm tired of the race Corporations built a wheel And we just run in place Don't expect them to care It's our blood That fuels the market share (Bright lights) Gets the mind all malleable Got us all doing real dumb shit (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us go go go go go (Bright lights) Gets the kids under control They're fighting for a spotlight (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us fuck it up So get your hands off my throat I am not a slave to the grind A desperate clawing To make the numbers go up I am not a number I am a free man (Bright lights) Gets the mind all malleable Got us all doing real dumb shit (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us go go go go go (Bright lights) Gets the kids under control They're fighting for a spotlight (Bright lights) Turn it on and watch us fuck it up