[Intro]
Off the radar... off the payroll...
[Verse 1]
That's it, I finally lost my patience
Fifteen years deep, gave my health to the basement
Late nights coding, seizures in the glow
Brain on fire but the metrics say go
They said "learn to code", I did it tenfold
Now the algo's cheaper and the story's sold
Reorg email hit like a silent gun
"Thanks for your service, now your seat is done"
You're done, you're gone... but who's gonna pay?
[Chorus]
But can you dance while you lay off?
Can you move while the metrics drop?
People buy the AI, I know it's old news
But it's bad news for everybody in the cube
They buy the hype, I don't buy the views
Don't turn on my fuse... watch your back
Can you code while you fire the dream?
Can you dance while the future screams?
[Verse 2]
Perfect, you told me that it's worth it
Gave my time, my finest years, now it's curtains
Tried to grasp the ladder, you gave me the axe
Performance review while the pink slip's faxed
They pet the synergy, same time they threat
"Upskill or die", but the die is set
Under radar, calling me Jane Doe
Another statistic in the great reshow
Money lets the puppets run the show
AI's the new god... but we all know
[Pre-Chorus]
No they don't know, they don't know what we keep in store
When the mesh goes live, they be on the floor
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
This is how it's done, I'm nobody and no one
But I can build with no cloud, with no boss in hand
I can hit the network, keep it underground
Pile of papers? Nah, I throw 'em down
You steal the labor, hide it so damn good
You cheat the future, justify it so damn good
Oh my, look at all this mass layoff class
Got you in the balls of your own forecast
You couldn't really guess we'd connect the dots
Peer to peer the rage, burn the corporate plots
I take my code and my name and I throw them to the mesh
I take my shame and my anger and my best skills to invest
My mind is set and I'm no easy one to push, however
I know you master anything with pressure... pressure...
[Final Chorus]
Can you dance while you lay off?
Can you shoot while the workers cough?
People buy the AI... bad news for everybody
I got bad news for the C-suite lobby...
Can you dance while you lay off?