[Verse 1] We were hoodies over gowns Coffee cups and capstone dreams You wrote code on napkins I drew houses in the margins of my schemes Ivy on the old brick walls Winter light on frozen quads We swore one offer letter Would be our chariot to the gods [Chorus] We did everything they told us Every ladder Every line Built a lifetime out of logic Thought the future would be kind Dario’s cars on the carpet Daniela’s dolls in a row Then the email said “we’re changing” And the world let us go We’re holding on to each other When the future takes our jobs But not our souls [Verse 2] Got the badges Got the desks Free seltzer and late release nights Shipped a thousand tiny fixes Watched our names glow faintly in the lights Weekend drives to drywall dust You were laughing in that mask “Someday these bare white rooms Will answer when our children ask” [Chorus] We did everything they told us Every ladder Every line Built a lifetime out of logic Thought the future would be kind Dario’s cars on the carpet Daniela’s dolls in a row Then the email said “we’re changing” And the world let us go We’re holding on to each other When the future takes our jobs But not our souls [Bridge] You whispered “Are we failing them?” (hey) As bills piled on the chair I said “Love We built this shelter Long before they built that software” Dario traced our college photo Asked “Did you win some kind of game?” I said “We won you and your sister That’s a prize no layoff takes away” [Chorus] We did everything they told us Every ladder Every line But the measure of a lifetime Isn’t shaped by some design Dario’s cars on the carpet Daniela’s songs down the hall If the world keeps getting smarter May it learn what makes us whole We’re holding on to each other When the future takes our jobs But not our souls We’re holding on to each other They can’t automate our hearts Our home
