Slave To The Wage Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ming ming 

Cover art for Slave To The Wage lyrics by Placebo

I believe that the message is essentially a positive one. To make an initial choice leads to further choices that can change the course of one's life. He states the negatives in chasing money and how it can drain the life out of you so much that all you become is routine. To realise this, it will allow you to make the choice to "run away" from it.