Raging Machine - The Debt We Didn't Choose Lyrics

I went to school for a brighter way
Thought hard work would pay my stay
But now I'm drowning in a sea of loans
With no way out, no place to call home
They said, just sign, it's the price of a dream
But the weight of it all ain't what it seemed
Every paycheck's gone before it's earned
While the system laughs, watchin' bridges burn
Oh, the debt we didn't choose
Working twice as hard with so much to lose
They tax our hope, they sell our pain
Gen Z's stuck in this endless chain
A transitional gains tax lines their vaults
A fancy name for our future's loss
They reap the harvest; we plow the field
Livin' off scraps from their iron will
Some trust the ones who made this mess
Thinkin' reform will bring success
But the hands in power keep the gears in place
And feed us lies with a smiling face
Oh, the debt we didn't choose
Working twice as hard with so much to lose
They tax our hope; they sell our pain
Gen Z's stuck in this endless chain
They tell us to vote, to raise our voice
But who's on the ballot when there's no choice
Corporate cronies in their tailored suits
Plantin' fear, then takin' roots
We march in the streets, we cry for change
But they move too slow, while the prices range
We fight for tomorrow, but the past holds tight
Still, we won't give up without a fight
Oh, the debt we didn't choose
Working twice as hard with so much to lose
They tax our hope, they sell our pain
Gen Z's stuck in this endless chain
One day we'll rise, we'll break these binds
Rewrite the rules, reclaim our time
But until that day, we sing this tune
For the this is the debt we didn't choose