[Verse 1] We clock in to the knowledge mill each day Our minds become the product that they trade Ideas flow like assembly lines in time While creativity gets sold for every dime The future that we dreamed of feels so far When thinking is just labor in a jar [Chorus] Semi-capital takes our thoughts away Cruel optimism makes us want to stay Attached to dreams that crumble in our hands While precarity shifts like moving sands The slow death of tomorrow starts today When imagination fades to gray [Verse 2] Remember when we used to dare to dream Of worlds beyond this productivity scheme But now our social vision feels so tired The sparks of hope have nearly all expired We're running out of stories we can tell About escaping from this working hell [Chorus] Semi-capital takes our thoughts away Cruel optimism makes us want to stay Attached to dreams that crumble in our hands While precarity shifts like moving sands The slow death of tomorrow starts today When imagination fades to gray [Bridge] Time itself becomes unstable ground No steady rhythm, just uncertainty's sound Not just broke but broken in our core Living paycheck to paycheck and so much more The future's not just distant, it's erased By systems that our cognitive power chased [Verse 3] We hold onto the promise things will change But deep inside we know it's gotten strange The way we cling to failing futures tight Like moths still drawn to artificial light Our temporal condition leaves us lost Between what's gained and everything we've cost [Final Chorus] Semi-capital takes our thoughts away Cruel optimism makes us want to stay Attached to dreams that crumble in our hands While precarity shifts like moving sands The slow death of tomorrow starts today But recognizing this might light the way [Outro] The future dimension slips away But awareness might just save the day
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