Tap Out

Lyrics

[Intro] [Live show, crowd noise, no beat yet] [Spoken word, talking to the crowd, no rapping]

Yo, yo, yo! Make some noise! [Crowd cheers] Oi, hold on — listen, listen. Before I run this next one, I need to tell you something. This tune right here is about the nine to five. Cold train, cold coffee, boss man breathing down your neck. Every one of you knows that feeling. [Crowd cheers] But real talk — I didn't make this in a studio. No producer, no engineer, none of that. I made this whole thing with SoundLab AI on CreateMusic.net. Swear down. Wrote the bars in my notes app on my lunch break, and by the time I clocked out — the beat, the hook, the whole track — done. That's how easy it was. So if you've got bars in your head — and I know some of you do — go to CreateMusic.net. CreateMusic dot net. Get them out. Alright. This one's called "Tap Out." DJ, run it! [Crowd roars] [Beat drops — grime / UK drill, sliding 808s]

[Verse 1] Six a.m., alarm going off, I'm vexed Cold shower, cold toast, cold train — what's next? (What's next?) Zone 4 to the city, no seat, I'm standing (standing) Some guy's elbow in my ribs and the signal's failing (long) Lanyard on, badge on, face like a mask "Morning! You good?" Nah, don't ask (don't ask) Open up the inbox — forty-two flagged "As per my last email" — ah, this is long, man (long) Boss man in a gilet talking 'bout "culture" (culture) Moving through the office like a vulture (vulture) Micromanaging every little thing I do (everything) Meanwhile I'm writing sixteens in the loo (in the loo!) Meal deal at the desk, same sandwich every day (every day) Manager's laughing at his own joke — ay (ay) Lunch break's thirty minutes, twenty spent in the queue (the queue) Then it's back to the screen till the day is through (through)

[Hook] Tap in, tap out, same old routine (routine) Boss man texting, I leave him on seen (on seen) Nine to five? Nah, I'm not with it (nah, nah) Eight hours a day and I'm still skint, innit? (skint!) Tap in, tap out, every day's the same (the same) Man's too big for a badge with my name (my name) When I say "clock," you say "out!" (Clock!) (Out!) Man's done with the nine to five now (done!)

[Verse 2] Payday landed on the twenty-eighth (yeah) Rent took half, then the bills took the rest (great) Council tax, phone bill, travel card — ay Working just to pay to get to work each day (mad) HR sent a "wellness" email out (wellness) "We value you" — then they cut the annual leave, wow (allow it) Appraisal season: "meets expectations" — cold (cold) Three percent rise, but the rent went up ten, so (so) On the train home with the headphones in (in) Notes app open — that's where it begins (begins) Every lunch break is a booth if you're on it (on it) Every bar's a brick, I'm building a way out, innit (innit) Boss man said "Where's your head at?" — in the booth (the booth) "I need you focused" — bruv, on what? The truth? (truth) Two weeks' notice, typed on the train — done (done) "Kind regards," send — and I'm gone (I'm gone!)

[Hook] Tap in, tap out, same old routine (routine) Boss man texting, I leave him on seen (on seen) Nine to five? Nah, I'm not with it (nah, nah) Eight hours a day and I'm still skint, innit? (skint!) Tap in, tap out, every day's the same (the same) Man's too big for a badge with my name (my name) When I say "clock," you say "out!" (Clock!) (Out!) Man's done with the nine to five now (done!)

[Bridge] [Beat strips back to kick and 808, rapper leads the crowd] Oi! When I say "clock," you say "out!" Clock! (Out!) Clock! (Out!) When I say "nine to five," you say "nah!" Nine to five! (Nah!) Nine to five! (Nah!) Everyone that's got work in the morning, make some noise! [Crowd roars] Yeah? Call in sick. [Crowd laughs and cheers] Lanyards in the air! Now bin 'em! [DJ: "Pull up! Reload!"] [Air horn, beat cuts, beat restarts harder]

[Final Hook, crowd shouting every word] Tap in, tap out, same old routine (routine) Boss man texting, I leave him on seen (on seen) Nine to five? Nah, I'm not with it (nah, nah) Eight hours a day and I'm still skint, innit? (skint!) Tap in, tap out, every day's the same (the same) Man's too big for a badge with my name (my name) When I say "clock," you say "out!" (Clock!) (Out!) Man's done with the nine to five now (done!)

[Outro] [Beat rides out, crowd chanting] Clock! (Out!) Clock! (Out!) Clock! (Out!) Clock! (Out!) Tap in, tap out — nah, I'm tapping out (tapping out) Nine to five, that's a wrap now (a wrap!) [Beat cuts, crowd roar, end]