Plastic Flags & Fake Outrages

[Intro]

They wave it like they mean it, but it’s all stage-lit and seamless
Echo in the static—so let’s peel back the pretense

[Verse 1]

They’re sellin’ outrage wholesale, tagged with neon virtue signs
A carousel of chaos, pre-approved and monetized
Every headline’s tailored, optimized to polarize
Guess honesty’s a luxury they never advertise

Feelin’ like a passenger inside a rigged parade
Watchin’ plastic flags that bend in every wind they’ve ever made
But I don’t buy the circus, I’m not dazzled by the glow
I’d rather keep it raw than play the roles they wanna show

[Pre-Chorus]

All these choreographed emotions, choreographed debates
A symphony of signals that they weaponize as stakes
But I see the wires dangling, every angle they create
And I refuse to let their stories tell me what to celebrate

[Chorus]

Plastic flags and fake outrages
Everybody’s screamin’ on their borrowed stages
Turn the lights up—show the truth that they cage
’Cause I’m done dancin’ in their manufactured pages

Plastic flags and fake outrages—
I’m not fallin’ for the drama that they orchestrated
Cut the playback—break the chains they’ve plated
I’m alive, wide awake, and unapologetically jaded

[Verse 2]

They cue another crisis like a DJ drops a track
Pull your focus where they want it—keep you chasin’ every trap
But I move with intuition, not the signals they project
I read between the lines, not the labels they select

They preach about compassion with their pockets full of gold
Sparklin’ with sincerity they leased but never owned
I’d rather keep it honest, even when the truth is cold
Better frost than fabrication in a story over-told

[Pre-Chorus]

All these choreographed emotions, choreographed debates
A symphony of signals that they weaponize as stakes
But I see the wires dangling, every angle they create
And I refuse to let their stories tell me what to celebrate

[Chorus]

Plastic flags and fake outrages
Everybody’s screamin’ on their borrowed stages
Turn the lights up—show the truth that they cage
’Cause I’m done dancin’ in their manufactured pages

Plastic flags and fake outrages
I’m not fallin’ for the drama that they orchestrated
Cut the playback—break the chains they’ve plated
I’m alive, wide awake, and unapologetically jaded

[Bridge]

Ohhh…
I see the cardboard heroes, painted bold with borrowed pride
But their colors start to crumble when the real winds collide
And I won’t join the chorus of the outrage they provide
I’m louder when I’m grounded, I’m stronger unsupplied

[Final Chorus]

Plastic flags and fake outrages
Everybody’s screamin’ on their borrowed stages
Turn the lights up—show the truth that they cage
’Cause I’m done dancin’ in their manufactured pages

Plastic flags and fake outrages
I’m not fallin’ for the drama that they orchestrated
Cut the playback—break the chains they’ve plated
I’m alive, wide awake, and unapoly jaded