[Verse 1] We lost tomorrow somewhere in the past The future closed its doors and held them fast But voices rise from streets and pages turned Teaching us the hope that can't be burned Utopia's not just a distant dream It's blueprints for the world we've never seen [Chorus] Open up the future, tear down time's old walls Prefigure what we're building when the old world falls Insurgent temporalities breaking through the night Tomorrow's not a promise, it's a freedom we can write Open up, open up, the future's what we make Open up, open up, for all our children's sake [Verse 2] Prefigurative politics shows the way Living revolution in the here and now today The means become the message that we send Creating new beginnings without end Each collective action plants the seed Of worlds beyond our current desperate need [Chorus] Open up the future, tear down time's old walls Prefigure what we're building when the old world falls Insurgent temporalities breaking through the night Tomorrow's not a promise, it's a freedom we can write Open up, open up, the future's what we make Open up, open up, for all our children's sake [Bridge] Speculative fiction lights the path ahead Stories of the worlds inside our head Time moves in circles, not in lines Breaking free from capital's designs Indigenous futures, queer temporality Cracking open new reality [Verse 3] The future isn't lost, just locked away By those who profit from our yesterday But every act of care, each shared resource Bends the arc of time to change its course We are not paralyzed, we are not done The future's ours to build, for everyone [Final Chorus] Open up the future, tear down time's old walls Prefigure what we're building when the old world falls Insurgent temporalities breaking through the night Tomorrow's not a promise, it's a freedom we can write Open up, open up, the future's what we make Open up, open up, for all our children's sake [Outro] The future starts today The future starts today With every choice we make The future starts today
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