Passport Punch

[Verse 1] Papers scattered on the table tonight Dad's hands shake as he fills out the lines Twenty years of building life Reduced to checkboxes and signs They want proof that we belong But how do you measure a life that long? [Chorus] They're stamping out our fucking name Playing their bureaucratic game Watch my father fade away In this paper chase parade Every dinner, every night Learning how to say goodbye [Verse 2] Remember when you walked so tall Now you whisper through these halls Your credentials on the wall Mean nothing to their protocol Lebanese pride worn down to dust By their systematic mistrust [Bridge] Stamp, stamp, stamp your life away Click, click, click until you break "Sir, step back, get in line" "Sir, this section's not quite right" F*ck your forms and f*ck your rules Making kings bow down like fools [Chorus] They're stamping out our fucking name Playing their bureaucratic game Watch my father fade away In this paper chase parade Every dinner, every night Learning how to say goodbye [Verse 3] Mother tries to catch your eye As you study forms all night Twenty years of sacrifice Hanging by a paper tie I see fear replace your pride As you learn to run and hide [Outro] In this kingdom built on forms Where they treat us like a storm That they need to weather out Till we learn to shut our mouths But we won't fade quietly Into their bureaucracy