[Intro]
Yeah…
Look around…
This is the game we play…
Material world…
Let’s go…
[Verse 1]
Walk down the street where the signs glow gold
Everything you want is right there to hold
Cars that shine like they’re made of starlight
Clothes with tags that say “you’ve arrived” tonight
They say success is written on the price tag
Trade your time just to fill up the empty bag
Every window shows a life that looks so sweet
But does it feed the hunger underneath your feet?
[Pre‑Chorus]
We reach for the shine, we reach for the fame
Thinking more will make us feel whole again
Stack it up high, build it tall and wide
But when the lights go down, what’s left inside?
Tell me…
[Chorus]
Welcome to this material world
Where everything glitters but not all is gold
Buy the dream, wear the crown, play the part
But can you find the feeling inside your heart?
Living in this material world
Bright and loud, but sometimes it feels so cold
We chase the things that never really last
Hoping they’ll outrun the shadows of the past
Yeah, in this material world…
[Verse 2]
Diamonds on the wrist, phones in every hand
Status is the language that we all understand
Keep up with the trend, never fall behind
Leave your old self somewhere you won’t find
It’s easy to believe the story they sell
That having more will make your life go well
But even with the best that money can buy
You still wake up wondering “who am I?”
[Pre‑Chorus]
We reach for the shine, we reach for the fame
Thinking more will make us feel whole again
Stack it up high, build it tall and wide
But when the lights go down, what’s left inside?
[Chorus]
Welcome to this material world
Where everything glitters but not all is gold
Buy the dream, wear the crown, play the part
But can you find the feeling inside your heart?
Living in this material world
Bright and loud, but sometimes it feels so cold
We chase the things that never really last
Hoping they’ll outrun the shadows of the past
[Bridge]
(Beat softens; warm R&B‑style vocals, layered synths)
They tell you “own it all and you’ll be free”
But freedom isn’t something you can see
It’s not in the wallet, not in the brand
It’s deeper than the life we’ve planned
We can have it all, but still want more
Running in circles, locked behind a door
One day we’ll see past the shiny screen
And find what makes us real, not just what we seem…
Yeah…
Can you feel it?
Oh…
[Final Chorus – Elevated]
Welcome to this material world
Where everything glitters but not all is gold
Buy the dream, wear the crown, play the part
But can you find the feeling inside your heart?
Living in this material world
Bright and loud, but sometimes it feels so cold
We chase the things that never really last
Hoping they’ll outrun the shadows of the past
[Outro]
Material world…
Shiny on the surface…
But what’s real?
Yeah…
We keep on reaching…
In this material world…
(Fade out)
