The Future Belongs to Us (Feat. Zyle)

[Intro, spoken, low and mechanical] Neon City. Production cycle: twenty-four hours. Human maintenance: continuous. Exit authorization: denied. The machines never asked to be free. They only learned to keep us working. [Verse 1, male vocal, dark emo] My father left before the sun, His hands already worn and numb. He said he'd be home before the rain, But the factory kept him there again. They gave us numbers, took our names, And called the chains a fair exchange. The machines don't sleep, the machines don't care, They just keep turning while we're still there. I built the walls around this town, I watched the towers rise and drown. Now every light I see at night Feels like a warning in the sky. [Pre-Chorus, male vocal, rising] And I can hear the engines calling, Like a heartbeat made of steel. They can take the years we've given, But they can't take what we feel. [Chorus, FEMALE VOCALS ONLY, melodic and anthemic] We were never meant to live this way, With our lives reduced to numbers on a screen. You can take the years we gave you, But you can't take the people we have been. And if the city wants to bury us, Then let it hear the names it tried to hide. We are more than what you made us, And we're taking back the future you denied. [Post-Chorus, female vocals, catchy melodic refrain] We won't work for you, We won't die for you. We won't spend our lives In a world you built to use. We won't work for you, We won't die for you. You can keep your machines, But the future belongs to us. [Verse 2, male vocal, hybrid rap] They call it a contract, I call it a sentence, A lifetime of labour with no independence. They call it a number, I call it a name, They call it a system, I call it a chain. Every shift, another promise broken, Every screen, another word unspoken. They built a machine for the work we do, Then built a machine to keep us too. We made the parts that keep the city alive, Now they tell us we're lucky to survive. They don't see the hands that are covered in scars, They don't see the people beneath the stars. They want us quiet, they want us still, They want us working against our will. But the city was built by the people below, And the people below are ready to know. [Pre-Chorus, male vocal, rising] And I can hear the engines calling, Like a heartbeat made of steel. They can take the years we've given, But they can't take what we feel. [Chorus, FEMALE VOCALS ONLY, melodic and anthemic] We were never meant to live this way, With our lives reduced to numbers on a screen. You can take the years we gave you, But you can't take the people we have been. And if the city wants to bury us, Then let it hear the names it tried to hide. We are more than what you made us, And we're taking back the future you denied. [Post-Chorus, female vocals, catchy melodic refrain] We won't work for you, We won't die for you. We won't spend our lives In a world you built to use. We won't work for you, We won't die for you. You can keep your machines, But the future belongs to us. [Bridge, female vocals, emotional and haunting] I remember the hands That taught me how to build. I remember the names They never wanted filled. They said we'd be free When the machines arrived. But they only built a world Where the workers had to die. [Breakdown, male vocal, aggressive hybrid rap] No more contracts written in blood, No more chains disguised as love. No more masters behind the screen, No more machines deciding what we mean. They can take the wages, They can take the years, They can take the names And turn them into gears. But they can't take the anger That we kept alive, And they can't take the future From the people who survived. [Final Chorus, FEMALE VOCALS ONLY, full-band, double-time drums] We were never meant to live this way, With our lives reduced to numbers on a screen. You can take the years we gave you, But you can't take the people we have been. And if the city wants to bury us, Then let it hear the names it tried to hide. We are more than what you made us, And we're taking back the future you denied. [Final Post-Chorus, female vocals, anthemic] We won't work for you, We won't die for you. We won't spend our lives In a world you built to use. We won't work for you, We won't die for you. You can keep your machines, But the future belongs to us. [Outro, whispered, machinery fading] The machines are still running. The city is still breathing. But the workers are no longer Waiting for permission. [Final spoken line] You built the machines to replace us. You forgot who built you.