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The emperor is naked, can't you see? We're zombies marching to the grave But we'll never be a part of your machine We've got to clean up the mess that you've made The kids are coming; can you hear the sound? Can we carry the weight of mentality? The tides are changing, we won't bow down The children are angry, as they should be! Can't grit my teeth, can't hold my tongue There's blood on the floor But you cannot **** what we are You gave up being good when you declared a state of war! Every single thing around us is for show and tell And we won't go too far outside of the lines I'm tired of the rules and your corrections It's pouring rain, but I'm alive! I've been told to wait, but why should I be silenced? Why is no one raging? Now it's been long enough to talk about it? You don't even know my name! The explosions around you is your symphony But little did you know that I was cut for it I'd rather risk it than stay inside this prison I can be different, I can't be puppeted! Love alone isn't enough Is it easier just to comply? Cause if you get out, then you just might feel alive Guess our comfort it comes at a price You're listening now cause there's blood in the water Would you look at the mess that we've made We'll never get free, lamb to the slaughter Don't blame it on the kids! I shouldn't have to be the bigger person Haven't I given enough? The television lies and now my mind hurts But you can't stop us now Nothing can die while we are here! A dream is all I have Life, manufactured so we stay in line I was taught that speaking up was talking back (We're the revolution) No matter where you go (bored, everyone's bored) You've got to follow the yellow brick road The only thing we share is one last name She who refuses to peek through the curtain Now I'm running far, far, far away And I'm not going home They like to think that they're heroes, and we're just all ones and zeros, programmed to add to the noise, but never be seen as an equal Well here comes the sequel Songs used: To Douse a Scalded Tongue– Yaelokre Grudge– NEONI I'm Not Going Home–Tones and I Apple Tree– AURORA You Don't Know My Name– Tones and I Family Jewels– Marina Blame it on The Kids– AViVA Bird Cage Blue and Yellow– Yaelokre Bigger Person– Lauren Spencer Smith Machine– NEONI Carousel– NEONI and AViVA Giving Into The Love– AURORA Daydreamer– AURORA Gilded Lily– Cults Daydreaming– Paramore Underground– NEONI The Revolution– NEONI The Kids Are Coming– Tones and I **** V. Maim– Grimes Yellow Brick Road– NEONI Blood//Water– Grandson
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Jan 13
Jan 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM UTC
phantomdreamer
THE CHILDREN ARE ANGRY, AS THEY SHOULD BE (A poem made entirely out of song lyrics)
The emperor is naked, can't you see? We're zombies marching to the grave But we'll never be a part of your machine We've got to clean up the mess that you've made The kids are coming; can you hear the sound? Can we carry the weight of mentality? The tides are changing, we won't bow down The children are angry, as they should be! Can't grit my teeth, can't hold my tongue There's blood on the floor But you cannot **** what we are You gave up being good when you declared a state of war! Every single thing around us is for show and tell And we won't go too far outside of the lines I'm tired of the rules and your corrections It's pouring rain, but I'm alive! I've been told to wait, but why should I be silenced? Why is no one raging? Now it's been long enough to talk about it? You don't even know my name! The explosions around you is your symphony But little did you know that I was cut for it I'd rather risk it than stay inside this prison I can be different, I can't be puppeted! Love alone isn't enough Is it easier just to comply? Cause if you get out, then you just might feel alive Guess our comfort it comes at a price You're listening now cause there's blood in the water Would you look at the mess that we've made We'll never get free, lamb to the slaughter Don't blame it on the kids! I shouldn't have to be the bigger person Haven't I given enough? The television lies and now my mind hurts But you can't stop us now Nothing can die while we are here! A dream is all I have Life, manufactured so we stay in line I was taught that speaking up was talking back (We're the revolution) No matter where you go (bored, everyone's bored) You've got to follow the yellow brick road The only thing we share is one last name She who refuses to peek through the curtain Now I'm running far, far, far away And I'm not going home They like to think that they're heroes, and we're just all ones and zeros, programmed to add to the noise, but never be seen as an equal Well here comes the sequel Songs used: To Douse a Scalded Tongue– Yaelokre Grudge– NEONI I'm Not Going Home–Tones and I Apple Tree– AURORA You Don't Know My Name– Tones and I Family Jewels– Marina Blame it on The Kids– AViVA Bird Cage Blue and Yellow– Yaelokre Bigger Person– Lauren Spencer Smith Machine– NEONI Carousel– NEONI and AViVA Giving Into The Love– AURORA Daydreamer– AURORA Gilded Lily– Cults Daydreaming– Paramore Underground– NEONI The Revolution– NEONI The Kids Are Coming– Tones and I **** V. Maim– Grimes Yellow Brick Road– NEONI Blood//Water– Grandson
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