Where Is The Future? NerdButter (Final Cut)

[Start] [Intro – Retro-Futuristic Synth / Old Commercial Voice Glitching] “In the world of tomorrow…” “…you’ll never have to—” static “…convenience beyond your wildest—” cut Hold up. Pause that propaganda real quick. [Spoken – Slow Burn, Building] I grew up on chrome-plated promises. Hovering highways. Robot butlers. Cities in the sky. We were supposed to be beyond this by now. Instead I got… passwords with requirements. Subscription fees for things I already own. And a phone that dies faster than my motivation on a Monday. So I’m asking, politely at first… [Beat Drop] [Verse 1] Where is the future they sold to me? Jetpacks, neon, whole new reality I was told we’d be livin’ in space Now I’m stuck refreshin’ the same old place Where’s my flying car in the lane above? Traffic still here, with less self-love Where’s the skyline stacked in tiers? Why my rent still climbin’ through the years? Where’s the robot guard at my front door? I just got spam calls and a chore list bore Where’s the AI that runs my day? Not just ads that learn what I say [Pre-Chorus] Every decade, same routine “Next one’s gonna be the leap,” they mean But I’m still here, still confused Where’s the version I was promised in the news? [Chorus] Where is the future? Where did it go? Was it delayed? Did we miss the show? All these dreams we were told were near I’m still waitin’… year by year Where is the future? I need to know Did it get patched out? Did it overflow? All I got is a faster screen But the world still run on the same routine [Verse 2] Where’s my cybernetic upgrade suite? New legs, no pain, built-in elite Why my body still glitch and groan When I could just swap out bone for chrome? Where’s the implant, full network link? Thoughts go live the second I think Instead I type with these same old thumbs Autocorrect still actin’ dumb Where’s my house that builds itself? Nanobots stackin’ up the shelves Where’s the food that prints on demand? I still gotta cook like a caveman can [Break – Frustration Spike] WAIT— Why do I still gotta work all day?! Wasn’t automation takin’ that away?! Why I grind just to barely float While machines write poems and playin’ notes?! [Pre-Chorus] They said “freedom,” they said “ease” Now it’s deadlines, bills, and fees Future lookin’ real selective Benefits got real… subjective [Chorus] Where is the future? Where did it go? Was it delayed? Did we miss the show? All these dreams we were told were near I’m still waitin’… year by year Where is the future? I need to know Did it get patched out? Did it overflow? All I got is a faster screen But the world still run on the same routine [Verse 3] Where’s my ticket off this ground? Moon base chillin’, low-grav bound Where’s my weekend trip to Mars? Instead I’m stuck countin’ gas for cars Where’s the cure for everything? Where’s the peace they said we’d bring? Where’s the unity, the grand design? Why’s it still just yours and mine? Where’s the skyline made of light? Why we still can’t get things right? Where’s the leap, the giant stride? Why it feel like we barely tried? [Bridge – Quiet, Almost Reflective] Maybe the future came… just not how we planned Not chrome and rockets, but glass in our hands Maybe we’re in it… and don’t like the view Or maybe… it’s late… like everything new …nah. [Final Chorus – Full Chaos Energy] WHERE IS THE FUTURE?! WHERE DID IT GO?! WHO HIT CANCEL ON THE WHOLE DAMN SHOW?! WHERE’S MY JETPACK, WHERE’S MY CREW?! WHERE’S THE WORLD THEY SAID WAS DUE?! WHERE IS THE FUTURE?! I’M ASKIN’ AGAIN! WHO DO I CALL?! WHERE DO I SEND?! ALL THESE QUESTIONS, NONE RESOLVE— JUST A LOOP THAT DON’T EVOLVE! [Outro – Spoken / Bitter Humor Fade] “In the world of tomorrow…” …yeah. Let me know when it gets here. [End]