[Intro] The hardware changed And everyone acted like the air changed too [Verse] Late April headlines—new model, new muscle Running where it “shouldn’t,” depending on who you ask Two versions, two price tags, one long memory And suddenly my group chat is full of flags and maps They say it’s open, they say it’s rivalry They say “distilled,” like it’s a recipe dispute I’m just trying to ship my little app Without getting drafted into someone else’s war [Pre-Chorus] Every week a new champion Every week the same rent due [Chorus] Ascend season, keep your head down Build what you can, don’t burn the town I don’t need a side to pick tonight I need my tools to work and my friends to be alright Ascend season Let me live between the headlines [Verse] My dad watches the news like it’s sports He wants winners, he wants a clean score But I’ve seen the cost of “winning” It looks like silence in a break room It looks like “reorg” on a calendar invite [Bridge] If progress has a flag It still needs a home [Outro] Ascend season I save the file twice, just in case
