Generation Why? Lyrics

You're the prototypical Gen Y'er

You represent a generation of young people

Who've been blessed with education and opportunity

Who don't just fall through the cracks, but

But jump through

Jamie was a lost soul, Jamie never had goals

Nobody knew Jamie slowly going down a dark hole

Eighty-hour weeks, still behind on the bills

Sits alone in seclusion as depression only builds

Ain't nobody coming round, ain't nobody gonna call

Ain't nobody ever see that loneliness he hides it all

And he never let that mask down till the final choke

When they found him in his living room, hanging from a rope

Lindsey was the prom queen, always had to be seen

The most popular girl, married turning eighteen

Settle down, put a couple buns in the oven

Play the perfect homemaker, hubbies get the side loving

So, she smiles through the pain and she smiles for the kids

Slowly breaking down inside because it shouldn't be like this

Keeps losing herself more with every year passed

Cause she wanted to grow up, but Lindsey grew up too fast

We're the children lost to time

A generation in decline

Our mission will not be defied

Show you every reason why

History left undefined

We're the ones they lost to time

Our voices will not be denied

Call us Generation Why

Have y'all met Nikki, she was always pretty

Fresh outta high school, model in the city

Bout ten months on a non-stop whirlwind

High-life, jet flights, till the next girl's in

Then the gigs dried up, but she gotta keep the buzz

So, she got an OnlyFans, shit was better than the club

Took the xanny cause it's good at dulling pain

Plus, a couple grand a week does a lot to hide that shame

Robbie kept out of sight, never knew a real life

Lost to the screen every second every dam night

Caught up in that wonderful world of make believe

Mistakenly fantasy, a virtual casualty

Retreated inside, and hasn't been out the door

Living in his own filth, he can't be bothered for more

Just so focused in, upon the binge, deep into obsession

Man, I swear you saw him, it was gluttony in Se7en

We're the children lost to time

A generation in decline

Our mission will not be defied

Show you every reason why

History left undefined

We're the ones they lost to time

Our voices will not be denied

Call us Generation Why

Now I'm an underachiever with some hobbies, one is rap

Got this ever-growing debt that I carry on my back

It reminds me of inflated degrees I was chasing

A PhD in money wasted

A legacy left undefined

We're the ones they lost to time

Our screams and cries won't be denied

As we stand atop this rubble, call us Generation Why

We're the children lost to time

A generation in decline

Our mission will not be defied

Show you every reason why

History left undefined

We're the ones they lost to time

Our voices will not be denied

Call us Generation Why