Reality Testing
Reality Unveiled: A Anthem of Awakening
Lyrics
This thing we do is just reality testing
This activity we engage in is a test of reality.
Our hopes and fears won't protect us anymore
Our optimistic and pessimistic feelings no longer provide protection.
(And the band played through it all - oh oh)
(Reference to a band playing through challenges - symbolizing perseverance.)
If we can't change it then we won't be protesting
If we cannot alter the situation, we won't engage in protests.
There's something rotten in the state of who we are
There's a fundamental issue in the essence of who we are.
(But the crowd wants something more - oh oh)
(The audience desires something more despite challenges - symbolizing discontent.)
We should've stood up
We should have taken a stand.
We would've shouted
We could have voiced our concerns loudly.
We could've let them know how strong we are
We had the capability to demonstrate our strength.
It's not your tribe if you won't try to defend it
Your allegiance is not valid if you don't make an effort to protect it.
But who's to tell you who your friends and enemies are
Defining friends and enemies isn't easy.
(But they'll curse you from afar - oh oh)
(Others may criticize you from a distance - symbolizing criticism.)
We take a glimpse through their Orwellian window
We observe their world through a Orwellian lens.
But what we're seeing, it's not where we both are
What we perceive isn't where we truly exist.
(But it still seems so bizarre - oh oh)
(Yet, the situation remains puzzling - symbolizing confusion.)
We should've stood up
We should have taken a stand.
We would've shouted
We could have voiced our concerns loudly.
We could've let them know how strong we are
We had the capability to demonstrate our strength.
You gotta know there's something wrong with our democracy
A recognition that something is amiss in our democracy.
Do what we're told so we can serve their ideology
We follow instructions to serve their ideological agenda.
This thing we do is just reality testing
This activity we engage in is a test of reality.
Our hope and fears won't protect us anymore
Our optimistic and pessimistic feelings no longer provide protection.
(And the band played through it all oh - oh)
(Reference to a band playing through challenges - symbolizing perseverance.)
We should've stood up
We should have taken a stand.
We would've shouted
We could have voiced our concerns loudly.
We could've let them know how strong we are
We had the capability to demonstrate our strength.
You should've questioned
You should have questioned the situation.
You would've voted
You could have participated in the voting process.
You could've changed, where we go now
We had the potential to bring about change in our direction.
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