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they taught us how to smile on cue
how to beg in metrics
and call it dignity
they said behave
they said align
they said nothing personal
it’s just design
every promise
has a fee
every future
rents from me
we don’t fit
we don’t sync
we don’t bow
we don’t think
we get loud
we get rough
this is us
this is enough
wrong size
wrong tone
wrong code
wrong home
still wrong
still proud