Sacrificed Our Youth

The ways we learn to cope are fake They are just lies we tell ourselves When we want to obscure an unpleasant truth We are like ants crushed by the overwhelming weight of expectation We are the sacrament of self-defeating labor exaltation If we tell ourselves to hustle maybe our dreams will come true But it will be too late when we realize we've sacrificed our youth Dishonesty with oneself Is a fundamental component of modern culture Self-delusion is the only reason we abide by their rules We are like ants crushed by the overwhelming weight of expectation We are the sacrament of self-defeating labor exaltation If we tell ourselves to hustle maybe our dreams will come true But it will be too late when we realize we've sacrificed our youth