[Chorus]
We were the ones who’d take the stand,
We were the ones to build the land.
But instead, we got your wars,
No more hope behind closed doors.

[Verse]
We stood at the edge of a brand new dream 
But all we got was sugar schemes 
You promised us a brighter day 
But left us to the games you play 

[Chorus]
We were the ones who’d take the stand,
We were the ones to build the land.
But instead, we got your wars,
No more hope behind closed doors.

[Bridge:]
Born to rebel, but taught to obey,
We danced in the ruins, watched dreams decay.
They fed us plastic and promised the stars,
But left us shattered, with nothing but scars.

[Verse]
I was a gifted child, born too late 
We dreamed of change, but sealed our fate 
You gave us toys, cheap thrills to chase 
But never let us find our place 

[Chorus]
We were the ones who’d take the stand,
We were the ones to build the land.
But instead, we got your wars,
No more hope behind closed doors.

How many bodies will feed your greed?
Your profit grows while the children bleed.

[Bridge:]
Born to rebel, but taught to obey,
We danced in the ruins, watched dreams decay.

[Chorus]
We were the ones who’d take the stand,
We were the ones to build the land.
But instead, we got your wars,
No more hope behind closed doors.

Cheap Thrills [Edit]

Note: In light of the recent AI breakthroughs, we feel it's important to clarify that we've been working with voice modulation since the mid-1990s – originally inspired by David Bowie's album Outside. Our approach predates AI-driven tools and is rooted in treating the voice as an instrument, shaped and sculpted through earlier technologies.

We fully understand that questioning authenticity may not be the intention – but it's worth remembering that all electronic music is, by nature, mediated and transformed. Even Nietzsche pointed out how modern tools shape us: inserting paper into a typewriter already creates a distance that handwriting does not. Perhaps birdsong is the only truly authentic sound. 🐦

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