[Intro]

So many folks getting axed by companies

I got some feelings on my chest to get off

[Verse]

Fuck all these layoffs, y'all, I need ‘em off my mind

It's making it hard to work and it's taking all my time

Friends lost their jobs, I tell em, "it'll be just fine"

If I could do one thing, I'd make the clock rewind

Multibillionaires, without a care, declare "years of efficiency", (Fuck that)

But they have a lack of vision, see

Saying streamlining will lead them to their missions we

Will see how your engine runs, hope you have a contingency

Because I guarantee, engines don’t work without their pistons

And some of these layoffs were caused because leadership didn’t listen

About how whether or not we really need to open up that position

“How will you respond to staff left?” is the major decision

Fancy words like "role consolidation" or "reduction of workforce"

Nevermind that you spent your last six months as a workhorse

Severance papers staring at you just like a dark force

Unexpectedly your life just took a dark course

[Break]

Where’s all that respect at, y’all?

Where’s all that compassion at, y’all?

Where’s all that empathy at, y’all?

Where’s all that sympathy at, y’all?

[Verse]

And I'm not trying to say layoffs are never appropriate

But you can't prioritize senior leaders or the lowest associates

In the end it doesn't matter 'cause whoever feels the blow of it

They take it on the chin, but they're in shock they just ain't showin' it

If you have to strike that blow, do it and be done with it once

What the fuck, Meta, stringing layoffs out over several months?

Trying to squeeze out that last play, they probably call ‘em bunts

Tossing people out to compete against each other in job hunts

Wondering if they can afford food or rent for their dwellin’

Without a heads up at all whether they’re succeeding or they’re failin’

These jobs ignore the WARN Act, it’s so erratic and so tellin’

No wonder when you say "F- Elon" (F- Elon) you're also saying "Felon"

It's insane that we're seeing layoffs that are hitting double digits

And anyone that survives better not cough, sneeze, or fidget

It seems like Twitter’s laying off every other minute

So if you’re there, maybe don’t wait, find a better job and ditch it