TITLE: FAKE MASKS (WAKE THE YOUTH)

TITLE: FAKE MASKS (WAKE THE YOUTH) Artist: Carlton Rutherford [Intro — Low, dark, spoken] See, truth be told… There's things in this world that we don't understand. But how can we lead the youth to the light When the ones showing the way got darkness on their hands? [Verse 1 — Melodic street flow] See, truth be told, there's rituals hidden from sight, Hollow souls walking around, but they dressed up in light. Tell me, how we lead the youth when the truth gets disguised? Fake masks, fake love, see the pain in their eyes. Darkness spreading while the innocent follow, Selling them dreams, leaving their hearts full of sorrow. Everybody got a face, but the truth's hard to find, Got a world full of voices tryna poison their minds. [Hook — Emotional, powerful] Take off the masks, let the truth come alive, How we teach them to fly when we feed them the lies? I got pain in my chest, got a fire in my eyes, Carlton Rutherford, I'm just tryna wake up the blind. We can't lose another generation to the dark, Put some truth in their minds, put some love in their hearts. If the world falls apart, let the Creator be our guide, We were born for the light, we ain't meant to live a lie. [Outro — Spoken] The youth don't need another mask to follow… They need somebody real enough to tell them the truth. And that starts with us. In a world full of fakes, gotta see through the haze, Masked faces in the crowd, lost in a daze, Youth trapped in a cycle, caught in the maze, Dreams fade like the light, caught in the blaze. Time to rise, no disguise, let the truth be revealed, Break the chains, shake the pain, let the heart be healed, Voices of the voiceless, our fate is sealed, Stand tall, never fall, let our power be wielded. Eyes wide, see the lies that they feed us, Marching to the beat, let the struggle lead us, History repeats, but we won't let it beat us, Unity's the key, and the love will free us. Fake masks can't hide, the soul that’s inside, Time to wake the youth, let the spirit collide, Stand up, rise up, let the truth be our guide, Together we can shine, let the light be our pride.