We should have burned this city centuries ago. Back when the foundations were still wet, before the contracts hardened into scripture, before the cameras learned our names. Now the neo-capitalists rule from glass towers in Central, watching stock prices crawl across the horizon like weather systems. Immortal OG money aristocrats rotting in gated mansions, inside gated communities, inside gated enclaves up in the Hills. They've outlived their own grandchildren. Outlived revolutions. Outlived common decency. But somehow never outlived profit. Chorus We should have burned this city centuries ago. Before the roots went deep. Before every street became a balance sheet. We should have burned this city centuries ago. Now everybody owns a kingdom, every kingdom owns an army, and every army works security. Verse 2 This month's VIP celebrities broadcasting live from their e-personas, champagne clubs in the Ports, selling authenticity by subscription. Gangs decay in their corners, guarding blocks nobody wants, dying for turf that belongs to the banks. Neo-mediums declare another miracle. Another vision. Another prophecy. Another parking garage reclassified as sacred ground. All of them kings. All of them prophets. All of them landlords. All of them liars. Building kingdoms. Building armies. Building walls. Chorus We should have burned this city centuries ago. Before the roots went deep. Before every dream became a product. Before every product became a god. We should have burned this city centuries ago. Now everybody owns a kingdom, every kingdom owns an army, and every army works security. Bridge From Edges to Lily Pond. Big Moss to Ports North Central. Svarta. Borg Hold. Oak Isles. The Arch. South Central. Burn Church Hex. Laketon. Gog Peckin. Moss Croft. Barnyard Fields. Space. Lake. Gravel. The Arches. Under John. Low Meadow. Every district tagged. Every district sold. Every district owned by somebody who doesn't live there. Breakdown ACGS. Kaytell Makers. Synergy Water and Power. Grave, Milberg, Tosk. Alliansen Incorporated. Royal West Shipping Company. AST Endless Sea. Spectacle FT Banks and Holdings. Fideistic Transformation. TG Labs. Science Refined. UCS. Tulles Ede Verte. They own the water. They own the ports. They own the roads. They own the sky. They own tomorrow and they're leasing it back to us. Final Chorus We should have burned this city centuries ago. Before the towers. Before the walls. Before the logos became constellations. We should have burned this city centuries ago. Now the rich are immortal, the poor are temporary, and the corporations are forever. We should have burned this city centuries ago. But we're still here. Still angry. Still breathing. Still carrying matches.
