[Verse 1]
I hope you like debt, I hope you like it because you're in it
Academia sold to you by a business
Medical bills the most dangerous prescription
Barely paying rent isn't what I call a living
We're building shrines to the people we want to be
Rooms cluttered, gut shots at self-esteem
That's what they call creative marketing the selfish economy
[Chorus]
I look around and see a culture I hate
Retail therapy scaring me to stagnate
In the choke hold feeling forced to tolerate
We'll get crushed
[Verse 2]
Real estate developers seeking to gentrify
Working class neighborhoods left hanging out to dry
Planning for a future that we don't want
White-washed communities haunt
[Chorus]
I look around and see a culture I hate
Retail therapy scaring me to stagnate
In the choke hold feeling forced to tolerate
We'll get crushed
I look around and see a culture I hate
Retail therapy scaring me to stagnate
In the choke hold feeling forced to tolerate
We'll get crushed
[Bridge]
I never wanted to be this
A cog in the machine
They make our needs become wants
It's like they feel nothing
[Outro]
I look around and see the people I love
Quality time over saving a buck
Sticking together is how we'll survive
Working hard and making art is how we'll thrive
I look around and see the people I love
Quality time over saving a buck
Sticking together is how we'll survive
Our community will never die