Intro Yeah… Look around. Tell me you don’t see it. Verse 1 Everybody hollow, walking with a barcode soul Eyes glazed over, scrolling through a scripted role Clock in, clock out, heart on airplane mode Dreams shrink down just to fit the status quo Smiles factory-made, stamped with approval Individual thought labeled “removal” We were born different, sparks in the dark Now they file off the edges, make us all one part Cog in the machine, turn when it spins Celebrate the loss, call it “fitting in” Trade freedom for a cubicle view They sell you a life, but it ain’t really you We forgot how to live for ourselves Stack validation high on the shelves Measure our worth by digital wealth But never once sat with our own mental health Chorus Why we all move like we programmed to be? Copy, paste, no identity Born to be different, that’s fact, not myth But they blur every line till the colors don’t shift Hollow eyes in a concrete scene Breathing, but they ain’t really seen If you’re the voice inside your brain Why you regret when you react to pain? Verse 2 We learn different, perceive through our scars Some see ceilings, some see stars One man’s threat is another man’s test One heart calm, another compressed So if the voice in your head is “you” Why it snap so fast like it always knew? Why it lash out quick in a heated space Then shame floods in like a second wave? Instant reaction, ego defense Later reflection don’t make no sense If that was you, why the regret? Why replay scenes you wish you’d forget? Maybe that voice ain’t fully awake Just impulses shaped by the fear you take Conditioned response, survival design Not every thought deserves the mic Pause. Breathe. Think before the spark turns ablaze. Some situations don’t need a war They need a mind that can explore Slow it down, let logic speak Strength ain’t loud—it’s calm, it’s deep Chorus Why we all move like we programmed to be? Copy, paste, no identity Born to be different, wired unique But they train us to silence what makes us speak Hollow eyes in a concrete scene Chasing a life off a broken screen If you’re the voice inside your head Why let it rule without being led? Bridge You are not every passing thought Not every battle needs to be fought The system loves a reactive mind Easier to steer, easier to blind But difference lives in the space you choose Between the trigger and the fuse That gap right there? That’s where you’re free. That’s where you’re more than machinery. Final Verse So unplug fear from the mainframe lie Question the script they amplify You weren’t born just to comply You weren’t built just to get by We learn different, we feel unique That’s power they don’t wanna see The world feels hollow, cold, obscene— But we ain’t cogs. We’re the glitch in the machine.

Cog Dreams