[Verse 1] Berardi tells us futures lost their way The collective dreams we had yesterday Semiocapital rewired our minds Left acceleration, hope behind No more utopias to believe Just endless present we can't leave [Chorus] Future's gone, future's gone Lost dimension we depend upon Cruel optimism holds us tight Promises that aren't quite right Precarious lives, insecurity's song The future's gone, the future's gone [Verse 2] Berlant shows us how we still attach To good life fantasies that never match Clusters of promises wearing us down Optimism cruel, spinning around We know it's broken but we can't let go This fantasy is all we know [Chorus] Future's gone, future's gone Lost dimension we depend upon Cruel optimism holds us tight Promises that aren't quite right Precarious lives, insecurity's song The future's gone, the future's gone [Verse 3] Lorey maps the government of fear Precarity's the norm that keeps us here Not exception but the rule they made Insecurity's how control is played Flexibility masks our powerless state Normalization seals our fate [Bridge] After the future what remains? Semiocapitalist chains Impotence spreads through every soul While capital maintains control But futurability might still rise If we can see through their disguise [Chorus] Future's gone, future's gone Lost dimension we depend upon Cruel optimism holds us tight Promises that aren't quite right Precarious lives, insecurity's song The future's gone, the future's gone [Outro] From collective dreams to individual strain The future's loss, our present pain But in the cracks, possibility waits Beyond these manufactured fates
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