Welcome, welcome, to the 21^st century,

The land of ironical freedoms,

And of paradoxical decrees

It is a time of a societal revolution,

A time of great change in our world!

 

You see, in our glorious new society,

Our freedom has limits,

As everyone knows!

One is looked oddly for their skin,

Though they proclaim equality,

One must be wary of what they say,

Though they have freedom of speech,

People are meticulously watched,

Though they have privacy in their home.

 

Nowadays, we are asked to try to change the world,

But when we try, we are criticized and hated,

We are told to do good deeds for society,

But when we do, people say we have selfish inner motives,

We are inspired to create something memorable,

But when it is built, it is forgotten the next day.

 

Our world is one where freedom is an irony,

Where we protest against a government,

That we built ourselves,

A world where we are told what to do,

And what to think, and say

But are despised for doing it.

 

But please, don’t misunderstand me!

I couldn’t ever despise the world,

It is a great honor to live in this Earth,

For though someone may despise you,

There is always someone who loves you,

Though countless wars make peace seem impossible,

Humans still politely ask for unity,

Though everyone in the world may say you are wrong,

We can do everything we set out to do,

Though evil exists in all corners of the world,

There are still those who are committed to do good,

 

Let no one say that I loathe the world,

For it is a great wonder, a great miracle,

The humanity of today, for we constantly desire

And each day even more,

A world where we are truly free,

Where we are brothers,

Where we can exist hand to hand,

And no matter how many evils lurk in society,

It is easy for me to see this world, for me to believe,

That one day, this world will change for the good of mankind.