Cool to despise

(Verse 1)

Woke up this morning, checked the feed, another day, another creed

Another influencer telling me what to think

Another billionaire bought a rocket, another protest on the street

Just another Monday, I don't give a damn, I'm on the brink

They say the world is burning, that we gotta stand as one

But I'm just here for the punchline, until the story's done

I tried to care, I really did, when I was just a kid

But all that passion got me was a lecture and a nasty bid

(Chorus)

'Cause it's still cool to despise

The hollow look in their vacant eyes

They're selling hope in a cheap disguise

And I'm still buying all the lies

Yeah, it's still cool to despise

The broken promises, the sad goodbyes

It's just the new national pastime, a parade of cries

I'm just a hater, you're the prize

(Verse 2)

The protest signs got all replaced with corporate-sponsored pride

The old resistance songs are now just memes that people hide

They talk of unity and change, of fighting for what's right

But turn around and sell out for a little bit of online light

I've seen the heroes fall, the movements turn to ash

The only thing that's real is the endless, digital trash

So I'll sit back and watch it all, this pathetic, grand charade

My youthful hate has grown up, a brand new serenade

(Chorus)

'Cause it's still cool to despise

The hollow look in their vacant eyes

They're selling hope in a cheap disguise

And I'm still buying all the lies

Yeah, it's still cool to despise

The broken promises, the sad goodbyes

It's just the new national pastime, a parade of cries

I'm just a hater, you're the prize

(Bridge)

They say I'm cynical, a relic of a bygone age

They say I should find something to love on this crowded stage

But every cause I've seen gets monetized and sold

The story of the hater is the only one left to be told

The rage is gone, replaced with a weary, knowing sneer

The only comfort that I've found is knowing that the end is near

(Chorus)

'Cause it's still cool to despise

The hollow look in their vacant eyes

They're selling hope in a cheap disguise

And I'm still buying all the lies

Yeah, it's still cool to despise

The broken promises, the sad goodbyes

It's just the new national pastime, a parade of cries

I'm just a hater, you're the prize

(Outro)

Cool to despise...

Cool to despise...

I'm just a hater, living in my own demise

Cool to despise...