[Verse 1]
We're not just tenants of this fleeting life
Carbon and stardust burning bright tonight
The clock's not renting - it's ours to break
Every heartbeat's a choice we make
[Pre-Chorus]
No more chains, no more cages
We write the rules on these empty pages
The lease expires when we say it's done
This is our time - TIME TO OWN!
[Chorus]
RISE! Against the dying of the light
CLAIM! Every day and every night
LOUDER! Than the lies they sold
THIS IS NOT FOR RENT - IT'S OURS TO HOLD!
[Verse 2]
Love ain't a contract with an end date
It's the fire we feed when the storms get great
Homes aren't boxes with mortgage chains
But the ground we stand when we shout our names
[Bridge] (spoken over feedback)
They told us "borrow, beg, and bow"
But the universe whispers here and now:
"Rent? No - REBEL!"
[Final Chorus x2] (with gang vocals)
RISE! Against the dying of the light
CLAIM! Every day and every night
LOUDER! Than the lies they sold
THIS IS NOT FOR RENT - IT'S OURS TO HOLD!
[Outro] (whispered)
The only thing we truly own...
Is refusing to be owned.
(Feedback screech fades to silence)