--- [Intro ] “This is not progress… This is not freedom… This is control — and we will not obey.” >“We are human… We are human…” --- [Verse )] We are talking about phone apps For the right to work, the right to live What do you think you are? A group of liars lost in incompetence “Lost… in incompetence…” --- [Pre-Chorus 1 ] I have a soul, not a barcode I live, I work, I love And I refuse to be a number “NOT A NUMBER!” I refuse to bow Ahh… --- [Chorus 1 ] I am a human, not a digital identity I am a soul, not a product for sale “NOT FOR SALE!” I live and I love — this life is mine And I will not comply, I will not obey “I WILL NOT OBEY!” “We are human… we are human…” --- [Verse 2 ] I work and I pay your taxes I work and I pay your wage But you want me to turn into A barcode slave on your stage “A number… a code… a ghost in your system…” --- [Pre-Chorus 2 ] I have a soul, not a barcode I live, I work, I love And I refuse to be a number [Male Crowd:] WE REFUSE!” I refuse to bow Ooh… Ahh --- [Chorus 2] I am a human, not a digital identity I am a soul, not a product for sale “NOT FOR SALE!” I live and I love — this life is mine And I will not conform, I will not obey “NOT A BARCODE! NOT A BARCODE!” --- [Bridge ] We talk about programs you don’t believe in We talk while the old people freeze And the children starve before they sleep We talk as if the words can save us But I — I still have a brain, and I still have strength “And we still have fire…” --- [Final Chorus ] I am a human, not a digital identity I am a soul, not a barcode “WE ARE HUMAN!” I live, I work, I love — this life is mine And I will never kneel beneath your control [All Vocals (Unison Shout):] “NEVER KNEEL!” --- [Outro ] “We are human… We are not a barcode… We are not for sale…” “We are not numbers… we are people.” “And we will not be coded.”
