You watched the skyline change its face Steel horizons swallowed grace Every promise dressed in white Cast another longer night Every mirror learned to lie Painting futures in the sky Every warning left unsaid Still echoed in your head The silence signed another name History erased by flame You looked away, but in your soul You felt the gears consume control You did know... before the towers touched the sun You did know... before the counting had begun They sold tomorrow wrapped in light While stealing every star from night You did know... though no one wanted truth to show Deep inside, you always knew Faces drift through neon rain Perfect smiles conceal the chain Every heartbeat synchronized Every question standardized Freedom filed in hidden code Dreams abandoned by the road One by one the windows dim Cities singing funeral hymns No prison walls, no burning skies Only beautifully designed lies Invisible hands behind the glass Turning futures into the past You did know... before the towers touched the sun You did know... before the counting had begun They sold tomorrow wrapped in light While stealing every star from night You did know... though no one wanted truth to show Deep inside, you always knew No alarms... No revolution... Only quieter streets... Higher walls... Colder hearts... And names forgotten before they fade. You did know... when the last horizon disappeared You did know... underneath the engineered veneer The brightest lights concealed the void Where every fragile soul was toyed You did know... yet hope refused to let you go Holding on beneath the glow If tomorrow wears a borrowed crown Will anyone remember now? If the city learns our every breath Who will dream beyond its death? You did know... And somewhere beneath electric skies... So did I.
