[Intro – Piano & Drums] (Instrumental – Fast, driving piano riff with punchy drums) ⸻ [Verse 1] They called it the ice age, but we felt the freeze. Diploma in hand, down on our knees. Temp job shuffle, desk to desk— They promised a future, we got second best. ⸻ [Verse 2] Thirty years vanished like ghosts in the mist. Lost generation, barely exist. No savings, no home, no wedding rings. Disposable workers, replaceable things. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] But we’re still here, we’re still alive— Through the coldest winter, we survived! ⸻ [Chorus] Don’t you dare call our lives a failure! This is everything we are. One shot at living, we won’t surrender— Our time is now. We’ve come this far! ⸻ [Verse 3] Corporate games, layoffs and spin. Shuffle the names, but never let us in. Part-time forever, no safety net— The system’s broken. Don’t forget. ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken Word] Thirty years they stole from us. Called it “economic reality.” But these are our lives. Our dreams. Our only chance. They rewrote our history— But we’re writing the end! ⸻ [Final Chorus] Don’t you dare call our lives a failure! This is everything we are. One shot at living, we won’t surrender— Our time is now. We’ve come this far! ⸻ [Outro] We’re still here… Still fighting… This is our time.
