Faded from what I'm supposed to be But stuck in a system full of endless duties I search for elusive magic, mystery But the manual of instructions pull me back into wiring Everyday a clockwork routine unwinds A model set of answers in which I'm confined Batches of variables, packaged and refined Performance recorded, judged and scrutinised I call out to my spirit that's not on ground Somewhere among the cosmos, swirling around But the system and its formulas pull me down A nameless domino in which I'm bound They scan based on the set criteria Under their inspection, there's no deviation You mould yourself after the standard expectations Alone against a network, layers of organisations I want to diverge from the system's programs And not conform for the sake of passing tests But fear and guilt of facing protest Leads me right back to the preset steps