Sleater-Kinney – Price Tag Lyrics

The bells go off, the buzzer calls¹
The traffic starts to buzz²
The clothes are stiff, the fabrics itch
The fit’s a little rough
But I sunk it in, yeah every skin³
Tryna fit inside the glow
I scrambled eggs, from little legs
The day’s off in a rush⁴
It’s 9 AM, we must clock in
The system waits for us⁵
I stock the shelves, I work the rows
The product’s all I…⁶
If I could flip the switch, the system fix
I could move us to the top⁷
And numbers roar, it’s time to go
But never fast enough⁸

We never really checked, we never checked the price tag
The cost comes in, it’s gonna be high⁹
We love our bargains, we love the prices so low
With the good job’s gone, it’s gonna be rough¹⁰

In the market, the kids are starvin’¹¹
They reach for the good stuff
But stay off label, just ’til we’re able¹²
To save a little up
The next thing when the ship comes in
No more worry for us
Just get movin’, the wheels keep turning
It’s time to go pay up¹³

We never really checked, we never checked the price tag
The cost comes in, it’s gonna be high
We love our bargains, we love the prices so low
With the good job’s gone, it’s gonna be rough

I was lured by the devil, I was lured by the cost¹⁴
I was lured by the fear the love we had was lost
I was blind by the money, I was numb from the greed
I’ll take god when I’m ready
I’ll choose sin ’til I leave¹⁵

We never really checked, we never checked the price tag
The cost comes in, it’s gonna be high
We love our bargains, we love the prices so low
With the good job’s gone, it’s gonna be rough

I was lured by the devil, I was lured by the cost
I was lured by the fear the love we had was lost
I was blind by the money, I was numb from the greed
I’ll take god when I’m ready
I’ll choose sin ’til I leave¹⁶