[Verse 1] They say the future's gone away That hope has left us all behind But stop and ask who had a say In futures they could call their own design The Western world cries out in fear "Our progress dreams have disappeared" But other voices whisper clear "We never had what you have lost, my dear" [Chorus] Whose future was it anyway? Who had tomorrow guaranteed? Some folks been living day by day While others lived in luxury The loss you're feeling now inside Was never felt by everyone Some futures were denied, denied Before this story had begun [Verse 2] Afropessimism tells the truth That futurelessness ain't brand new Black radical thinkers show the proof Survival's what they always had to do Decolonial voices rise and say "Your timeline isn't ours to share" They've theorized another way To live when hope seems thin as air [Chorus] Whose future was it anyway? Who had tomorrow guaranteed? Some folks been living day by day While others lived in luxury The loss you're feeling now inside Was never felt by everyone Some futures were denied, denied Before this story had begun [Bridge] Not everyone's future got lost 'Cause not everyone had one to lose The narrative's been double-crossed By those who lived with different blues White, Western, bourgeois tears may fall But that's not everyone's story here The future wasn't shared by all So loss ain't universal, dear [Chorus] Whose future was it anyway? Who had tomorrow guaranteed? Some folks been living day by day While others lived in luxury The loss you're feeling now inside Was never felt by everyone Some futures were denied, denied Before this story had begun [Outro] So when you mourn what's gone away Remember who could dream before Not everyone lost yesterday What they never had in store
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