Degrees of Freedom

Night tube from East, lights flicker on my home screen My heart rate's increased, don't know if it's the caffeine My lifestyle is sweet, but I'm not really thinking 'bout that nowww (Thinking 'bout that, about that now) At Liverpool Street, they're tangled in the routine Of Excel spreadsheets, and I'm there in my baggy jeans I'm finally free, but I don't think I know what that reallyyy meansss And I'm hiding these old stories in the static of recordings If I speak them too loud, would they belong to me anymore I'm influenced by you, and next week my rent is due I just need some revenueee So how much freedom are you gonna gift to meee, yeahhh And can I bend the rules? Or will you let me breatheee I'm chasing dreams that don't wait so patientlyyy, yeahhh Oh I'm so caught in between what I want and whattt I needdd Eleven degrees, her dark hair freely flows In this moderate breeze, she's pretty I suppose In her Salwar Kameez, but I'm not really thinking 'bout her nowww (Thinking bout her, about her now) Deep memories, I watch my thoughts rewind like some Old DVDs, it's crazy how we functioned So effortlessly, is that how life is really meant to beee I'm still hiding these old stories in the static of recordings If I speak them too loud, would they belong to me anymore I'm influenced by you and next week my rent is due I just need some revenueee So how much freedom are you gonna gift to meee, yeahhh And can I bend the rules? Or will you let me breatheee I'm chasing dreams that don't wait so patientlyyy, yeahhh Oh I'm so caught in between what I want and whattt I needdd Do I need youuu, do I Do I need youuu Do I, do I Do I needdd youuu Or do I want you