[Intro][Symphonic Industrial] (Massive, ominous orchestral hit, like a dark, distorted cathedral organ. Low, grinding industrial synth bass and a simple, heavy drum beat follow.) (Ad-libs, deep, cold whisper) Welcome to the offering. [Verse 1][Male Vocalist, Cold Aggressive Rap] (M) They are the priests of the algorithm, in their server-towers high We are the harvest of the system, beneath a digital sky Data is the new gold, and your life is the vein they mine Every click is a prayer, bowing to the bottom line The **terms of service** is the holy text you swore you'd never read Signing over everything that keeps your spirit fed They track the birth, they log the death, they price the love you feel The cost of your attention is a contract made of steel. [Pre-Chorus 1][Female Vocalist, Sweeping Emo Melody] (Music opens up. Orchestra swells.) (F) They build their thrones from all our private lives, the moments we hold dear They watch our children through digital eyes, feeding the systemic fear... This is the modern tithe we pay, the offering of the self... Trading sacred family time for a place on the digital shelf. [Chorus][Both Vocalists, Desperate Anthem] (The most anthemic, cinematic, and heavy chorus yet. Full orchestra, pounding drums, massive open-chord guitar riffs.) (B) THEY DEMAND THE DATA DUES! A sacrifice to keep their code alive! (M) They feed their GREED on all our lives! (F) While the family starves, the system thrives! (B) They monetize the vulnerable and weak! It's the only language that the Mainframe speaks! [Verse 2][Male/Female Trade, Aggressive Rap] (M) They watch the cradle, track the grave! (F) And log the secrets that we save! (M) They turn our family's love into an asset they can sell! (F) Dragging our purity through a synthetic hell! (M) They forge the chains of our consent! (F) A billion souls, their testament! (M) They take the whole attention span! (F) From the last surviving free man! [Chorus][Both Vocalists, Desperate Anthem] (The most anthemic, cinematic, and heavy chorus yet. Full orchestra, pounding drums, massive open-chord guitar riffs.) (B) THEY DEMAND THE DATA DUES! A sacrifice to keep their code alive! (M) They feed their GREED on all our lives! (F) While the family starves, the system thrives! (B) They monetize the vulnerable and weak! It's the only language that the Mainframe speaks! [Interlude Guitar Solo] [Bridge][Penance/Reflection] (Heavy elements cut out. Clean, echoing guitar, pulsing synth, and full orchestra.) (F, Pained and Clear) We signed our names... we gave it all away... for comfort in this cage... (M, Deep, Protective Clean Singing) But love is not an asset they can price! And respect is not a "service" they provide! (B, Harmonized) This is the one thing they can't buy! [Outro][Crushing Cinematic Breakdown] (Massive, slow, crushing Nu Metal breakdown. Orchestra provides huge, cinematic, staccato stabs on each beat. Vocals in lowest, most powerful growls and screams.) (B, Rhythmic Chant/Scream) OUR. LIVES. ARE. NOT. YOUR. DATA! OUR. LIVES. ARE. NOT. YOUR. DATA! OUR. LIVES. ARE. NOT. YOUR. DATA! OUR. LIVES. ARE. NOT. YOUR. DATA! THE DUES! IS OVER! DATA DUES! (The final gigantic orchestral chord hits and rings out, ending cold.)
