Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I stay up painting pictures in the dead of night,
While they scroll past, double-tap, then kill the light,
I pour the blood, the sweat, the tears into the source,
They pirate dreams, then leave us behind of course,
I built the stage, the lights, the sound, the scene,
They show up late, complain the seats ain’t free...
I feed the fire, they just want the heat,
Stealing sparks while I burn my feet...
[Pre-Chorus]
We give, they take,
They rise, We break,
We make the wave, they ride it to the shore,
We bleed, they fake,
We stay awake,
And still they always want more,
[Chorus]
It’s the creators,
the makers,
the dreamers,
the doers,
We entertain consumers,
the takers,
the thieves
in the sewers...
[Verse 2]
They repost glory but never tag the source,
Quote my pain like it’s written just for sport,
I craft the story, they twist it for the clout,
Sell my soul back to me at a markup, no doubt,
Algorithms crown them kings of borrowed time,
While the real ones grind in silence, out of the line,
I plant the seeds, they harvest what they didn’t grow,
Then act surprised when the garden don’t show,
[Pre-Chorus]
We give, they take,
They rise, we break,
We make the wave, they ride it to the shore,
We bleed, they fake,
We stay awake,
And still they always want more,
[Chorus]
It’s the creators,
the makers,
the dreamers,
the doers,
We entertain consumers,
the takers,
the thieves
in the sewers...
[Bridge]
One day the lights go out, the feed goes cold,
No more content for the stories they told,
Who gon’ save them when the well runs dry?,
When the last creator says goodbye,
What if they paid for the dreams we bring to life,
Gave back to the spark instead of feeding the strife?
We’re wired to build, not to sell or fight,
There’s room for us all in the warmth and the light.
Learn how to do, or find one who can,
Lift up the maker with an open hand
’Cause leaving us hungry while you take the gold
Is cruel in a world that could feed every soul.
[Final Chorus]
It’s the creators
the makers
the dreamers
the doers
We entertain consumers,
the takers,
the thieves
in the sewers ...
[Outro]
We keep creating anyway
We keep creating anyway
