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DISTRACTION follows the unpaid hours, endless arguments and promises of a better future that never seems to arrive. TEKNOLUST turns that frustration into a progressive electro anthem, pairing cinematic electronic production with a human question at its center: who gets paid while we pick sides?
From the pull of the comment section to the cost of another upgrade, the song moves through exhaustion and lost agency toward a voice that refuses to disappear. Its final call is for civic participation, not allegiance to a candidate or party: step out of the spectacle, take your voice back, and help shape the future.
DISTRACTION TEKNOLUST
[Intro]
Who got paid?
Who got paid?
While we picked sides...
[Verse 1]
I'm fighting in the comments With somebody I don't know Another unpaid hour In somebody else's show
I came here for an answer I stayed to prove I'm right They kept the meter running And I lost another night
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting over scraps Fighting over tokens They keep their pockets lined Right out in the open
[Chorus]
We are the distraction While they loot us blind Hitched our star to AI Then lit it all on fire
We paid to build the future Now we can't afford the lights We are the distraction While they loot us blind
[Verse 2]
They said we'd get our time back I gave them every night Bought another upgrade To make the last one right
The demo looked like freedom The bill looked just like rent I'm still waiting for the future And wondering where it went
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting over scraps Fighting over tokens They keep their pockets lined Right out in the open
[Chorus]
We are the distraction While they loot us blind Hitched our star to AI Then lit it all on fire
We paid to build the future Now we can't afford the lights We are the distraction While they loot us blind
[Bridge]
Don't tell me it's the future If there's no room left for us Don't promise me tomorrow While you're cashing in my trust
You sold us back our freedom You charged us for the key And somewhere in the static We forgot what it means to be free
[Breakdown]
Who got paid?
Who got paid?
While we picked sides?
[Instrumental Drop]
[Final Bridge]
Your voice matters Or they wouldn't lie and cheat They wouldn't spend a fortune Trying to keep you in your seat
Vote like your life depends on it There's more at stake than you think Don't let them steal your future While you're staring at a screen
[Final Chorus]
We are the distraction While they loot us blind Hitched our star to AI Then lit it all on fire
We paid to build the future Now we can't afford the lights We are the distraction While they loot us blind
[Outro]
Who got paid? While we picked sides?
Who got paid? While we picked sides?
We are the distraction...
Don’t let them loot us blind.