A little jazzy song carved from the long, hours between fixing bugs and sleepless nights. It's a tune soaked in sweat and silence, born from the kind of truth that doesn't just sting — it leaves bruises. No balance, no breath — just the slow grind that chews you up and forgets your name.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Cold shower, caffeine hits, but I’m still half-dead
Neon lights flicker as I ride the train ahead
Morning meetings blur, deadlines keep me bound
Shuffle through my calendar, where no escape is found
Tasks to estimate, forms to complete
Fix, deploy, review, repeat
I'm a ghost in this machine, yet I can’t slow down
Negotiating madness in a sleepless town
Pre-Chorus
I'm not stressed out—nah, I am the stress
You can't burn what’s already a mess
Chorus
It's just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
In the glow of the screen, my mind's unfurled
I'm the code, I'm the fault line, I'm the endless grind
In a city where the night and day combine
It's just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
As everything around me starts to swirl
Verse 2
Budget cuts, staff cuts, time keeps getting tight
Good thing it wasn't me who lost this fight
But now I wear a dozen hats, yeah, I fill every role
Front-end, back-end, DevOps, it's taking its toll
Security, architect, analyst in the night
Manager by day, QA by twilight
I’m not just a soldier, I’m the whole damn war
A one-man factory churning out more and more
Pre-Chorus
I’m not burned out—I’m already ash
In this city, I fade but never crash
Chorus
It’s just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
Through the haze of deadlines, I stay unfurled
I’m the bug, I’m the fix, I’m the endless grind
In a place where the clocks are so unkind
It’s just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
Fighting shadows while my vision’s blurred
Bridge
The sun went down a lifetime ago
But here I am, still working in the afterglow
Whiskey in my hand to numb the noise
Of a life where the work devours the joys
I’ll fall asleep when the screen turns black
But even then, I know I’ll be coming back
Chorus
It’s just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
As the late-night silence starts to unfurl
I’m the architect of chaos, the never-ending grind
In this city where I leave my soul behind
It’s just me and 3 hours of sleep against the world
Hanging by a thread as dreams get twirled
Outro
Some whiskey to close my eyes tonight
Good thing life won’t last forever—right?
