Lyric

Smile for the camera, light the screen, count it twice

Yeah…

They say “chase your dreams” in a calibrated tone

Hope wrapped in data, profit fully grown

Education framed as a branded gate

Pay to be seen, then wait and wait

Internships sold as sacred chance

Free work renamed a viral dance

If you fall, they say “try again,”

Never ask who designed the game

Welcome to the Dream Factory

Visibility as necessity

“You’re special,” the system sings

Until you stop pulling the strings

“Follow your passion,” they gently say

Then monetize it till it decays

“Be yourself,” yeah — but stay on brand

Originality within the plan

“Don’t be number one,” they softly say

Just be clickable, that’s the way

Only-One talk in algorithm skin

Different looks, same box you’re in

Speak too deep? Now you’re “hard to sell”

Muted by a like-button bell

Contracts hiding in friendly smiles

Rights traded for digital miles

Sign right here for a moment of light

Disappear when the numbers decline

Labels, platforms, feeds, charts

Different doors, same hungry hearts

They call it passion, they call it play

When you’re empty, they look away

They watch from clouds of glowing apps

We bleed in loops they never tap

Success is loud, failure unseen

Lost somewhere in between

Industry speaks in motivational lines

Quietly farming vulnerable minds

Creators burn for a viral spark

Then fade into algorithmic dark

Exposure paid, emotions spent

Value set by engagement

If you step back, you’re “not committed,”

Even silence must be submitted

Welcome to the Dream Factory

Visibility as necessity

“You’re special,” the system sings

Until you stop pulling the strings

“Follow your passion,” they gently say

Then monetize it till it decays

“Be yourself” — within the frame

“Only one” — inside the game

Dreams aren’t fragile

The machine is

And I’m done performing

Just to stay seen