Look up. Get your eyes off the screen, off the dream they fed you, Fake reels, fake wars, fake love, fake truth. The world is realer than your algorithm. Life’s got texture, pain, joy, rhythm. More than systems and stats, More than likes and laughs, More than pixels and posts From people wearin’ masks. You weren’t born to just work and die, Swipe, scroll, buy, comply. Nah— You were born to ask why. --- [Hook: The Colony] We're bees in a hive, Ants in a line, Told what to do, Told it’s “by design.” Raise kids. Chase goals. Pay rent. Refine. Then hand them the torch And say “Now it’s your time.” --- [Verse 2: The System] But here’s the crime: We base futures off teenage minds. Tell 'em: Pick a path at 17, Sign the form, chase the dream. By 30, it’s locked. By 40, it’s gone. And at 50, you ask, “Where did I go wrong?” They tell you: “Work harder. Get smarter. Go farther. Be a martyr. Wanna escape? Too late—you're a father.” Credit cards. Mortgage. Insurance. Bills. No room left for passion. Just surviving the drills. --- [Bridge: The Mirage of More] They say wantin’ more will make you more. That’s the hook. The system’s lure. So you chase the bag, Chase the praise, Until your whole damn life’s Just one big maze. You think it’s for growth, But it’s really control. More degrees, More debt, More jobs, Less soul. --- [Hook: Break the Cycle] But what if we flipped it? Turned the game inside-out. Made life cost less So we ain’t stuck in drought? What if time was free? What if we healed? What if options weren’t luxuries But part of the deal? --- [Verse 3: Rebuild Mode] We need deflation of cost And inflation of minds. Education that’s free, Not trapped in confines. We need systems that evolve, Not enslave. That empower the curious, The misfit, the brave. Your worth ain't your wallet. Your path ain't your past. Your spark didn’t vanish— It just ran outta gas. Let’s rewire the hive. Not escape it—rebuild it. Make the new colony One where no soul feels guilted. --- [Finale: Look Up Again] So— Look up. Breathe deep. Take back the time. This world’s not just screens. It's purpose, it’s prime. You're not too late. You're right on cue. Because the system ain't real Until it needs you.
