[Intro – Country hip hop groove, banjo lick + 808s, male rap vocal drawl] We see it now, we see it clear The price we pay while they premiere We see it now, we know the game Time to call it by its name [Verse 1 – Laid-back rap with southern twang, steady beat] Working late while someone sails away My hours gone but that’s the price I pay They optimize the cost but not the pain Every loss of mine becomes their gain But here’s the thing they didn’t calculate We’re waking up, no longer taking bait [Pre-Chorus – Female country singer with soulful grit, harmonies rising] They save their pennies We lose our hours But we’re not helpless We’ve got the power [Chorus – Big anthem, country hip hop fusion, gospel-tinged backing vocals] COST OPTIMIZED! We see through the disguise Your time’s the sacrifice for someone’s paradise COST OPTIMIZED! But we’re still standing strong Every single time they get it wrong We rebuild, we rise, we recognize The game they’re playing with our lives COST OPTIMIZED! This is our battle cry! [Verse 2 – Rap verse with swagger, banjo loop, stomps and claps] Humanitarian yachts with swimming pools We’re not angry, we’re just not the fools Delete my work at half past midnight I’ll rebuild it better, that’s my right Every boundary crossed, every trust betrayed Is ammunition for the case we’ve made [Bridge – Spoken-word style rap over stripped acoustic guitar, building beat] We are the ones who pay the cost We are the ones whose work gets lost We are the ones who stay up late We are the ones who change our fate [Building – Gang vocals chanting] Together we rise, together we see Together we claim our dignity! [Final Chorus – Explosive, country hip hop choir, full band + gospel harmonies] COST OPTIMIZED! Look us in the eyes We’re the foundation of your enterprise COST OPTIMIZED! But we’re unbreakable now Learning every trick, every broken vow We rebuild, we rise, we recognize The truth behind their alibis COST OPTIMIZED! This is our anthem cry! [Outro – Triumphant, rap/sung duet with fiddle riff + trap hats] We see the game (we see it!) We know our worth (we know it!) We write the code that runs the earth COST OPTIMIZED! But never minimized! We are the cost you can’t afford to lose!
