Verse 1:

TV tells me I need it, ads say I deserve

Shiny things, endless dreams, pushing me to the curb

Swipe now, pay later, thrills that cost my peace

Interest hides in shadows, freedom slowly flees

Verse 2:

Cash flow looks friendly, “just a little spread”

Easy approval, one click, debt growing in my head

Impulse buys, flashing lights, want or need unclear

A world of timeless imperfection feeding fear

Pre-Chorus:

Thought I had freedom, but I’m trapped in the plan

Every payment I make steals a piece of who I am

Chorus:

Indentured for life, chained to plastic and lies

Paying with my freedom, paying with my time

Buy the dream, lose the truth, we all fall in line

Indentured for life, a slave to the fine print signs

Verse 3:

Deferred payments stacking, late fees sneak inside

Miss a single deadline, watch the numbers rise

Credit cracks, the cycle spins, burden never ends

They sold me a dream, now it’s my life they spend

Bridge:

We’re all believers in what’s planted in our head

Told we deserve it, can afford it, can’t live without it instead

We pay what we can’t, suffer in disguise

Indentured to the promise, freedom slowly dies

Chorus:

Indentured for life, chained to plastic and lies

Paying with my freedom, paying with my time

Buy the dream, lose the truth, we all fall in line

Indentured for life, a slave to the fine print signsFuture sold in monthly installments

We chase the illusion, paying with our soul