"Numbers"

Pink Chocolate Cookie{With choco chips}Atlantic Records(Deluxe and Suger-coated edition)

### Writer(s)

Martinez
Keenan

### Producer(s)

Keenan

"***Numbers***" is a song made by Katrina Martinez. The song was released as the fourteenth track for her album "First day of Hell" on September 2nd, 2018.

**Background**

During 2017-2018 she would record the song as shown in the leaked tracklist where "Numbers" is not there.

A snippet of the song was released on Twitter by Katrina captioned "single vibes" confirming it was a potential single.

**Theme**

In an Instagram post, Katrina revealed the theme of this song,

*"Numbers is about feeling underpaid and overworked In a system that treats you like you’re disposable. (10 of wands Energy)"*

Katrina Martinez

**Lyrics**

[Verse 1]
Count up your portions, count up your checks
Feedin' your fam while you’re comin' at my neck
When ya gonna freeze with the cruel dramatics?
I'm not inspired by your foolish practice
Butter your bullshit, set up your fence
I’m just the chicken givin' you the egg
Soon, you're gonna see that your breath was wasted
Don't speak too soon on the doubts you're making
A big deal out of a little thing
Why should I try to conform to formulated paths
When clearly all my instincts led to something more magical?

[Chorus]
Am I just a number, 'cause it seems like that's your goal?
You push us past our limits just to watch decimals grow (Oh, ooh)
I need a reason why I’m looked at like a joke
Until I prove you wrong like I’ve done time and time before and
All your idle teaching and your criticisms lack
The potential to penetrate my solid, golden path to decide what my future is;
I'm my own clairvoyant
There’s no controlling me, imagination on ascend

[Verse 2]
Take me to Venus, let me explode
I'm ready to pop like a volcano
Jump over me like you're playing hot lava
Emotions on one-hundred-thousand, who's gonna
Shake me like soda? People, of course
Use all your words to distract from the source of
Where all the growth on the paper happens
Leave me alone in my own concoction
Prickin’ all my fingertips to carve out many ro-ads
Pushin' out the petals from the bud of what I know

[Chorus]
Am I just a number, 'cause it seems like that's your goal?
You push us past our limits just to watch decimals grow (Oh, ooh)
I need a reason why I'm looked at like a joke
Until I prove you wrong like I've done time and time before and
All my intuition says is 'expansion comes first', but
Not just by material, I'm talkin' 'bout in here
My heart space and my cranium must be loved too, my dear
Don't push me to the edge until I'm useless and can't feel

[Bridge]
They replaced their search for knowledge
With the reach of many material gains
They lack the tenderness of the sensitive,
Empathetic, bodies cryin' from the pain
It's too late to grow their frame of mind, it seems that it's already made
No use in arguin' with someone who doesn't wanna prioritize birthing of creation

[Breakdown]
Am I just a number?
Am I just a number?
Am I just a number?
Am I just a number?

[Chorus]
Am I just a number, 'cause it seems like that's your goal?
You push us past our limits just to watch our numbers grow (Oh-oh)
I need a reason why I'm looked at like a joke
Until I prove you wrong like I've done time and time before and
All my intuition says is expansion comes first, but
Not just by material, I'm talkin' 'bout in here
My heart space and my cranium must be loved too, my dear

Don't push me to the edge until I'm useless and can't feel

**Gallery**

Representing "Numbers"

**Trivia**

* This is the longest track on First day of Hell (4:40)*,* while "First day of Hell(Angels' Song)" and "Bike Ride" is the shortest track (0:43).
* "Drama Club" and this song were considered as potential singles.
* Like "TUNNEL VISION", both its BPM and key signature changes in the song.
* During the bridge, the BPM is slowed from 97 BPM to 90 BPM. The key signature also fluctuates from 4/4 to 6/8.
* Sounds of keyboard typing can be heard at the beginning of the song.
* The planet Venus is also mentioned in "VENUS (Interlude)".