POLITICIANS PROMISE PARADISE BUT HAND US A MAP FULL OF DETOURS. DRAFT A VISION WHILE DREAMS ARE OUT OF STOCK. THEY SIGN BILLS LIKE AUTOGRAPHS YET GIVE US PENLINES WITHOUT INK. EDUCATION SOLD BUT NOT BOUGHT. WHO'S THE TEACHER NOW?
OUT HERE SELLIN' STREAMS BUT WHO'S BUYIN' THE TRUTH? RECORD LABELS WANT THE HYPE BUT SWEAT WHEN ARTISTS TURN ICONIC. DROP A BEAT THEY CAN'T PREDICT, LOOK AT THEM SCRAMBLE LIKE CATS IN A LASER MAZE. STARDOM AIN'T CHEAP WHEN FAME IS ON LAYAWAY.
STREAMERS STACKING VIEWS LIKE MY GRANDMA STACKED COUPONS, BUT WHO'S DEALING THE INSPIRATION? ALGORITHM KEEPS US SWIRLING IN A PERFECT STORM OF NOISE. CHANGE THE CHANNEL BEFORE YOU BECOME THE STATIC.
GAMERS IN THEIR BASEMENTS THINK THEY'RE LEVELING UP WHILE THE WORLD SPINS. REALITY CHECK IN THE LOADING SCREEN—WHERE'S THE XP FOR ACTUAL CHANGE? KEEP PAUSING LIFE AND MISS THE FINAL BOSS. PRESS START, BUT NOT ON REPEAT.
CELEBS SELLING LIP KITS BUT CAN'T HEAL A COMMUNITY. MEDIA SHOWS US GLAM BUT HIDES THE GRIME. EVERY FOLLOWER A STAT, BUT WHO'S COUNTING THE IMPACT? LET'S UNVEIL THE REAL, NOT JUST THE REEL.
TECH TYCOONS SIP COFFEE ON CLOUDS WHILE WE GROVEL OVER PIXELS. AUTOFILL DREAMS ON A TOUCHSCREEN, BUT WHO PROGRAMMED THE HOPE IN OUR HEARTS? SNAP YOUR WAY TO FAME, BUT WHERE'S THE AUTOGRAPH ON YOUR SOUL? TIME TO LOG OUT BEFORE WE’RE JUST AVATARS IN A SERVER.
Phone screens eatin' our souls but barely satisfyin' our cravings. Y'all swipe left on life while thumbin' through ads. Streamin' moments in HD but missin' the harmony. Is reality just a contract we never signed?
MUSIC INDUSTRY TURNED US INTO JUKEBOXES WHILE GHOSTWRITERS WRITE HITS LIKE IT’S GHOST STORIES. SPOTIFY TURNS TRACKS INTO TRINKETS, BUT WHERE’S THE CREDIT BEHIND THE BEATS? ARE WE JUST TUNES OR TUNNEL VISION?
STREAMING REVOLUTION OR JUST NOISE? EVERY PLAY COUNTS EXCEPT WHEN THE ARTIST GETS PENNIES. BIG DATA LOVES CHARTS BUT WHERE'S THE LOVE FOR THE CREATIVE HEARTS? WHO DECIDES WHAT'S REAL VIBE AND WHAT'S JUST A TRACK? SHEEESH, THE JIG IS UP.
ALGORITHMS PUSH Y'ALL TO STREAM NUMBERS BUT WHERE'S THE HUMAN TOUCH? TECH GIANTS COUNTING CLICKS, FORGETTIN' HEARTBEATS. WHO'S WRITIN' YOUR REALITY SCRIPT?
Y'ALL STREAMIN' DREAMS BUT MY NIGHTMARES AIN'T ON DEMAND. SUBSCRIBIN' TO ILLUSIONS WHILE REALITY STILL SPINNIN'. IS MY SOUL PAY-PER-VIEW OR IS IT FREE TRIAL TILL THE CREDITS ROLL?
Y'ALL TALKIN' METAVERSE CONNECTIONS BUT MY WIFI BARELY COVERS ONE ROOM. VR HEADSETS BUT CAN'T SEE THE RENT INCREASE. DIGITAL FUTURES GOT US PLUGGED IN, BUT WHOSE BATTERIES WE DRAININ'?
WHEN AI SPEAKS, WHOSE VOICE IS IT? Y'ALL PROGRAMMING INTELLIGENCE BUT FORGOT THE WISDOM. TECHIES SELLING PRIVACY LIKE VINTAGE CDS WHILE OUR DATA STREAMS LIKE ANTHEMS. CODE OR CODEPENDENCE?
BILLIONAIRES PLAYIN' GOD WITH DATA, BUILDIN' REPUTATIONS OFF OUR BACKS WHILE WE LUCKY TO AFFORD CLOUD STORAGE. THEY SELLIN' PROGRESS AS A SERVICE, BUT WHO PICKIN' UP THE TAB?
SKYSCRAPERS BUILT ON MY DREAMS, BUT WHO'S PAYING ME RENT? THEY MARKET THE HUSTLE LIKE IT'S A SUBSCRIPTION, BUT WHO'S GETTIN' RICHER? EVERY DAY A NEW INVOICE. SMH.
CAPITALISM GOT US PLAYIN' MONOPOLY WITH REAL LIFE AS THE GAME BOARD. THEY SAY INVEST BUT I CAN'T PASS GO WITHOUT A LOAN. WHO'S REALLY BANKING ON MY SUCCESS? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
THEY SAY IT'S 'ACCESS' BUT WHERE'S MY KEY TO THE KINGDOM? Y'ALL FEAST ON OUR INNOVATIONS LIKE A BANQUET, BUT WHO'S SETTING THE TABLE? EVERY PLATE SERVED WITH A SIDE OF SILENCE. WAKE UP, IT AIN'T CAVIAR.
THEY CALL IT 'INCLUSION' BUT WHERE'S MY SEAT AT THE TABLE? MEDIA SERVING STEREOTYPES LIKE A BUFFET, BUT WHO'S WRITING THE MENU? Y'ALL EATIN' UP LIES LIKE THEY'RE GOURMET. WAKE UP, IT'S NOT FINE DINING.