This song is about working a mundane job for the sake of needing money and not having the nerve to fly the nest and make something better of yourself.
The title “Graveyard Shift” could imply that the job the narrator worked was a long, 12-hour night shift.
Went and finished school 2006
Packed my bags to see what's out there
I'm losing sleep and I'm thinking with my fists
And I never got a college degree
But rest assured I can spend no more of my life in a dump like this
Its a joke and it stinks
Need to quit or get sacked
Join the race of the rat
But I'm strapped for the cash and I need a little better than that
Standing here in a line of production
Dose me up so I can function
And how the fuck did I get here?
How did I?
Tedious motion wrecks my head
When will I come back from the dead?
'Cause I'm wrecked and I'm fucked
And I'm stuck in a rut
Never making the cut
And still working the graveyard
Twelve hours on feet
Flat broke, no sleep
Tedious motion wrecks my head
'Cause I'm stuck in a rut and still working the graveyard shift
Hostage in my own head
Became a ghost before I was dead
Fly the nest, take the leap if you'd let me
Guess I'll stay one more day
'Cause how could I?
Tedious motion wrecks my head
When will I come back from the dead?
'Cause I'm wrecked and I'm fucked
And I'm stuck in a rut
Never making the cut
And still working the graveyard
Twelve hours on feet
Flat broke, no sleep
Tedious motion wrecks my head
'Cause I'm stuck in a rut and still working the graveyard shift
When will I come back from the dead?
Grit my teeth as I get out of my bed
Only want what's best for me they said
How the fuck did I get here?
When will I come back from the dead?
Grit my teeth as I get out of my bed
Only want what's best for me they said
Flat broke
Graveyard
Graveyard Shift was produced by Seb Barlow.
WSTR released Graveyard Shift on Fri Sep 04 2015.