"The Last Word" lyrics

With his head on the ground
A man walks down the street fatefully
Circumstances and chances and faces
Gather where the hour paces
There are rumors around
That he has lost his mind or maybe found it
Where he worked everyday
Pulling overtime underpaid

They don't need you to feel the pressure
But they need you to feel the pain
And what escaped from his throat
If he'd held it he'd choke
So he changed all the passwords
For the last word

In a garden he goes to wipe away the tears
That appear
And to fill his nose with the fragrant air
Of relief and despair
His family prays
That he will find a job that understands
That he's only a middle man
And not the middle finger on his hand

They don't want you to feel the pressure
But they want you to feel the pain
And what escaped from his throat
If he'd held it he'd choke
So he changed all the passwords
For the last word

They don't need you to feel the pressure
But they want you to feel the pain
It's not just about the profits
But submission to the game
The words we choose won't matter
As long as 'yes' is heard
So what escaped from his throat
If he'd held it he'd choke
So he changed all the passwords
For the last word