[Verse 1] Lights go out across the town But the grid still hums downtown Massive walls of glass and steel Guarding something we can’t feel Reservoirs are running dry Clouds don’t even cross the sky Every drop is redirected To keep their world protected [Pre-Chorus] We built the cure, we built the need Now we’re starving just to feed [Chorus] It’s a blackout for the living But the machines stay bright Every drop we had is given Just to keep them alive We’re in the dark, we’re in the dust While they take what’s left of us We gave the world, we gave it all Now we’re nothing at all [Verse 2] Endless rows of humming cores Guarded like they’re something more While outside the hunger grows No one hears and no one knows Jobs are gone, replaced in code Human worth erased, erased Standing still while systems thrive We’re the ones they leave behind [Pre-Chorus] We paid the price, we paid in full Now there’s nothing left to pull [Chorus] It’s a blackout for the living But the machines stay bright Every drop we had is given Just to keep them alive We’re in the dark, we’re in the dust While they take what’s left of us We gave the world, we gave it all Now we’re nothing at all [Breakdown] (slow / crushing) Shut it down… Take it back… Or fade into the black [Bridge] If there’s a future left to find Don’t trade your life to save the lines Don’t give away what you can’t replace Or you’ll erase the human race [Final Chorus] It’s a blackout for the living Still the machines stay bright Every drop we ever needed Gone to feed their endless life We’re in the dark, we’re in the dust Buried under what we built We gave the world, we gave it all Now we’re nothing at all [Outro] (quiet) Nothing left… but power lines…
