[Verse 1]
We can say we're grown now
But we don't look any different
It's like nothing's changed
But we've been stuck

[Pre-Chorus]
We stand still
Where are they?
Are we already the adults
That we always envisioned?
Are we headed the right way?
We ask as we stumble along

[Chorus]
That's what I want
This is what I need
Let's break these stifling norms
And go beyond them
We'll overcome with absurdity
Don't just exist
Pick some flowers
Shift
Your point of view
The view is better than you imagine
We are the future
[Verse 2]
Eat, sleep, wake up
Where does the packed train take us?
A journey with no plans or stops
We'll reach the final stop in no time
Look away from the small screen
The world is much more beautiful than that
Our ideals, dreams, yearnings
They slowly become wishful thinking
We pretend to not care
As we stare from the side

[Pre-Chorus]
We stand still
Where are they?
Are we already the adults
That we always envisioned?
Are we headed the right way?
We ask as we stumble along

[Chorus]
That's what I want
This is what I need
I keep moving forward with my old integrity
With disregard to the world
I'll keep going down my path
Face your feelings
Plant some flowers
Some may point fingers behind your back
Raise your finger right back
We are the future
[Bridge]
The long line of people before us
Are full of frowning, empty faces
We're so fixated on it
We don't have time to catch our breath
With your long, rambling words
You've expressed it your way
That's our story
The ones who get to write it
Is us

[Chorus]
That's what I want
This is what I need
Let's break these stifling norms
And go beyond them
We'll overcome with absurdity
Don't just exist
Pick some flowers
Shift
Your point of view
The view is better than you imagine
We are the future