“Work hard, play later.” That’s the scam. “Sacrifice now, freedom will come.” Another lie! We bought the pitch, we signed the lease, They stole our lives piece by piece. The dream they built was never ours, Because we're what it devours! The dream! The dream! The hollow dream! The dream! The dream! The hollow dream! They sold us freedom, nine-to-five, Clock in young, get home half-alive. Painted futures, gold and green, They rot inside their hollow dream. Paycheck promise, overtime spin, Smile for the boss, and rot within. Every ladder gets kicked away, Each tomorrow only costs today. They said we’d rise, they said we’d thrive! We’re just fighting to stay alive! They said hold on, your time will come! We’re still waiting, going numb! Their hollow dream, it fades to gray, No more future, just planned decay. Work, consume, repeat, redeem, Wide awake in their hollow dream. They said our time was ours to spend, But rent and debt collect again. Friendships drift, youth gets sold, Their warmest lies are dead and cold! Buy the cure! Then buy the pain. Call it progress, then start again. Freedom wrapped in monthly fees, A perfect lie that never breathes. They said we’d rise, they said we’d thrive! We’re just fighting to stay alive! They said hold on, your time will come! We’re still waiting, going numb! Their hollow dream, it fades to gray, No more future, just planned decay. Work, consume, repeat, redeem, Wide awake in their hollow dream. Punch the clock! Smash their scheme! Break their promise! Kill their dream! Every slogan, each grand prize, Built to keep us hypnotized! The hollow dream! The hollow dream! It’s not what it seems, not what it seems! The hollow dream! The hollow dream! It splits at the seams, it splits at the seams! In those cracks, a light now shows, In broken plans, our freedom grows. Refuse their future, deny their scheme, Breaking free from their hollow dream. Their hollow dream will fade away, We build tomorrow from their decay. Unite, rebuild, repeat, redeem, Wide awake, we kill their dream. Here’s your dream: Debt, rent, bills, and silence. Here’s your freedom: Exhaustion dressed as loyalty. We don’t want it! We don’t need it! The hollow dream! The hollow dream! We’ll tear it down, we’ll build our own! The hollow dream! The hollow dream! We wake together, we're not alone! Their dream was hollow. Ours has teeth.
