[Verse 1] Short month on the calendar Long weight on my chest Post quotes in February Scroll past all the rest We share a dream in pixels But live a split in real life Smile big for the selfie Cross the street at the sight They teach a cleaned-up chapter Skip the blood in the lines Say “once upon a problem” Like it ended in time [Pre-Chorus] We light a candle Blow it out Say the speech Then turn around Back to sleep Back to the feed Back to “that could never be me” [Chorus] Wake up Step out Put down the phone History’s calling Don’t go alone We say “united” like it’s a trend But we keep breaking again and again Wake up Step out Open your eyes Same old story in a new disguise From every corner Every timezone History’s repeating on a global throne [Verse 2] They quote a line from Martin Then mock a man on his knees Post Malcolm on a Monday But silence those who disagree Rosa kept her seat once Now kids can’t find one in class Pushed out for how they’re wearing For the shade of their hands Teens raised on empty idols Sold anger Cheap and loud Laugh tracks over cruelty Hate remixed for the crowd We call it just “entertainment” While it shapes who they become Turn up jokes about violence Then wonder where it’s from [Pre-Chorus] We light a screen Let it preach Fake connection Out of reach Say “we’re past that Can’t you see?” Then film another tragedy [Chorus] Wake up Step out Put down the phone History’s calling Don’t go alone We say “united” like it’s a trend But we keep breaking again and again Wake up Step out Open your eyes Same old story in a new disguise From every corner Every timezone History’s repeating on a global throne [Bridge] This isn’t just a chapter in a schoolbook line It’s the bus seat The street heat Right now in real time It’s the name on a tag On a toe On a sign It’s the joke that you “like ” it’s the slur you don’t mind Are you brave when the camera Isn’t watching you care? Would you march in the silence When there’s nobody there? [Chorus] Wake up Step out Put down the phone History’s calling Don’t go alone We say “united” like it’s a trend But we keep breaking again and again Wake up Step out Open your eyes Same old story in a new disguise From every hallway Every end zone History’s repeating This time it’s global— Wake up Step out Put down the phone
