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Choose Human (XTC)

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(Intro) This is not a test… You have been told to choose a side You have not been told who benefits Fear is rising Voices are rising Empathy falling low You are not under attack from each other You are not under attack from each other The conflict is profitable Division is sustainable Unity is not We forgot how to see each other We learned the colors but forgot the faces They told us to be afraid So we were But no one told us who lit the match Stop chasing a color Choose human City breathing through the cracks Neon veins and broken backs Every promise chipped and worn Every voice already torn Truth is buried under spin Noise outside and none within They keep selling us the fight While they dim the living light They want us loud They want us small They want us pointing Not seeing at all Stop chasing a color — choose human Stop feeding the anger — choose human They profit from lines — we’re crossing through them Stop chasing a color — choose human Every screen another wall Every fall another call We’re not enemies, just tired Standing in a house on fire Fear is easy, hate is fast Neither one was built to last While we’re trained to pick a side Something larger feeds the divide They don’t care who we blame As long as we burn in their game Who do they want us to fear? Each other Who do they want us to blame? Each other Who do we stand up for now? Each other Stop chasing a color — choose human This isn’t rage — it’s clarity This isn’t hate — it’s gravity The weight of knowing we’ve been played While we were busy being afraid Stop chasing a color — choose human Stop chasing a color — choose human Not left, not right — human lives Not left, not right — human lives Choose human Choose human Signal restored Connection restored Human frequency rising No more lines No more lies Who are we Human (Choose human) (Outro)