If You Want the Power, Pay the Bill [Verse 1] They’re building metal kingdoms That never sleep at night, Feeding artificial minds While families lose their lights. They want another power plant, Another river drained— Then hand the working people The bill for what they gained. [Pre-Chorus] You made the demand, You swallowed the supply— Don’t send us the invoice While your profits scrape the sky. [Chorus] If you want the power—pay the bill! Build the lines, build the grid, Pay the workers, pay it still! You don’t get to own tomorrow While the people pay the price— If you want the power, Then you pay for every light! [Verse 2] Clean water is a human right, So are power and sanitation— Not luxuries reserved for those Who own half of the nation. Build desalination plants, Recycle every drop— You don’t get to drain our future So your numbers never stop. [Pre-Chorus] You found the money for machines That calculate and learn— Now find the money for the people Who kept the whole world turning. [Chorus] If you want the power—pay the bill! Build the lines, build the grid, Pay the workers, pay it still! You don’t get to own tomorrow While the people pay the price— If you want the power, Then you pay for every light! [Bridge — Spoken/Rapped] Forty hours should buy a home, A door that locks, a bed. Forty hours should keep the lights on, Keep a family clothed and fed. If full-time work means hunger, If the rent consumes it all— Then the worker didn’t fail us, No—the system fucking failed! [Breakdown — Crowd Chant] Clean water! Electric light! Sanitation is a human right! No more hunger! No more lies! Human life before the bottom line! [Final Chorus] If you want the power—pay the bill! Build the lines, build the grid, Let the people share the yield! You don’t get to hoard tomorrow While the rest can’t live tonight— If you want the power, Then you pay to make it right! [Outro] Build your future— But pay your share. There is no progress If it leaves us there.
