[Intro] (Eerie synth loop, sudden explosion of heavy power chords, rhythmic DJ scratching: "Check-check, the time is—") [Verse 1 - Rap] I see the ink on the ledger, the blood on the floor The ghosts of the innocent knocking at your door You’re selling out the cradle just to pad the throne Building up a kingdom that you’ll never truly own You trade in purity, you deal in the dark Leaving every single little soul with a permanent mark Behind the velvet curtain where the predators hide While the leaders of the nation take a seat by their side! You think a billion dollars makes a monster a king? But we can hear the echoes of the songs they can't sing! [Pre-Chorus] The pressure’s building and the air is thin We’re waking up to see the mess we’re in The silence breaks, the cycle starts to fray We’re not the ones who’re gonna look away! [Chorus - Catchy/Anthemic] THE TIME IS NOW, WE’RE BREAKING THE SEAL! TO RIP AWAY THE SHADOWS AND REVEAL WHAT’S REAL! YOU STOLE THE INNOCENCE, YOU TOOK THE LIGHT! BUT THE SOUL OF THE NATION IS WAKING UP TO FIGHT! (Stand up! Rise up!) WE ARE THE STORM COMING DOWN ON THE LIES! THE TRUTH IS THE FIRE IN THE PEOPLE'S EYES! [Verse 2 - Rap] You strip the childhood, you exploit the weak For some sick and twisted high that the hollow men seek Protected by the system, shielded by the law But there’s a massive fracture in the power that we saw You’re banking on our apathy, you’re counting on our fear But the sound of the reckoning is finally here! No more "top secret," no more redacted names We’re blowing out the candles, we’re ending the games! [Bridge - Build-up / Scream] They traded innocence for gold! (How could you be so cold?!) They sold the future to the old! (We’re breaking out of the mold!) YOU PROTECT THE SICK! YOU PROTECT THE GUILTY! THE SYSTEM IS ROTTEN! THE SYSTEM IS FILTHY! GIVE IT BACK! [Chorus - Catchy/Anthemic] THE TIME IS NOW, WE’RE BREAKING THE SEAL! TO RIP AWAY THE SHADOWS AND REVEAL WHAT’S REAL! YOU STOLE THE INNOCENCE, YOU TOOK THE LIGHT! BUT THE SOUL OF THE NATION IS WAKING UP TO FIGHT! (Stand up! Rise up!) WE ARE THE STORM COMING DOWN ON THE LIES! THE TRUTH IS THE FIRE IN THE PEOPLE'S EYES! [Outro] The time is now. (The children are watching...) The time is now. (We won't forget.) The time is now! (Final heavy chord rings out and cuts to dead silence)

The Time Is Now