You built the fire...
Then handed me the ashes.
Blegh!
Every damn problem got my name on the folder,
Everybody panics, then they throw it on my shoulder.
Walking through the wreckage while they swear they're playing hero,
Saving everybody else while they leave my tank on zero.
You protect feelings, but you're feeding me the pressure,
Every fake solution only makes the burden heavier.
I'm the one explaining every stupid situation,
While you're sleeping good, I'm surviving devastation.
Phone ringing...
Another crisis.
Guess who's gotta pay the prices?
Smile in my face like you're helping the team,
Then disappear the second everything starts to bleed.
You don't wear the weight...
You don't know the cost...
You ain't counting every damn thing that I lost.
You said...
"It'll hurt somebody."
Yeah?
Then why's it always...
ME?
WHY'S IT ALWAYS ME?!
I'm the one carrying dead weight.
I'm the one working while you celebrate.
I'm the one drowning in your mistakes.
Every shortcut leaves another scar to make.
You saved them...
You buried me.
You eased their pain...
You fed my misery.
So tell me...
WHO'S SAVING ME?!
Everybody got a conscience till it's time to clock in,
Everybody got opinions till the workload drops in.
Funny how compassion disappears by Friday,
Guess who's working double just to keep the ship from dying?
I hear every complaint...
Every rumor...
Every excuse...
Every consumer...
Everybody crying in my ear all day,
Like I built the damn problem in the first place.
You created monsters, then expected me to chain 'em.
Every single consequence...
Guess who has to tame 'em?
You keep choosing comfort over accountability.
Then you wonder why the pressure keeps killing me mentally.
I don't need another speech.
Don't tell me, "I understand."
If you understood...
You'd grab the damn weight with both hands.
YOU DON'T CARRY THIS!!
YOU DON'T FEEL THIS!!
YOU DON'T WAKE UP...
TO CLEAN YOUR MESS!!
BLEGH!!
Load it on my back like another damn pallet,
Everybody talking, but nobody got balance.
Running every problem while they panic in a panic,
I'm mechanical, surviving every chemical damage.
Middle of a fire and I'm picking up the pieces,
Management meetings while my patience decreases.
Every little favor turns another damn sentence,
Everybody disappears when accountability's mentioned.
Now I'm answering calls while I'm covering shifts,
Putting out flames while I'm managing risks.
Everybody wants peace, but they're starting the war,
Then they hand me every body they were fighting before.
Pressure on pressure till the vessel starts cracking,
Still they keep stacking and stacking and stacking.
Smile for the cameras while I'm breaking inside,
I'm the one bleeding just to keep it alive.
Heart rate climbing...
Bloodshot vision...
Nobody sees the collision.
Everybody loves a hero...
Till the hero needs saving.
I'm the consequence you never calculate.
I'm the sacrifice behind every "better" fate.
Every time you say you're doing what is right...
I'm the one surviving every single night.
You spared their feelings...
You sharpened my pain.
You dodged the lightning...
Now I'm standing in the rain.
I'M THE COST YOU NEVER SEE!
You call it mercy...
I call it...
Passing the suffering...
To me.
BLEGH.