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Debtborn
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Debtborn was released on October 5, 2025 by Exploits as a part of the album Before the Fall
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Release DateOctober 5, 2025
LabelExploits
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM155

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zerough Deigh
Zerough Deigh
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Daniel Lewis Livermore
Daniel Lewis Livermore
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Zerough Deigh
Zerough Deigh
Producer

Lyrics

Born into numbers, not a name
Inheritance: shame and a lifetime of blame
Flags wave high, but we bleed the same
Debt inked deep like a branded flame
Gold towers cast their shadows wide
We till the soil they never tried
Terms signed under borrowed skies
Now futures burn while the tyrants lie
Lenders smile in a three-piece suit
But the interest grows like poisoned fruit
Promises dressed in development aid
But the chains stay tight, just better made
Born in chains we can't afford
Pay the price, but not the war
No ballot cast, no open door
Still we're sold in global stores
Crushed beneath the credit score
Generations, rich in poor
They write the terms, then ask for more
Debtborn — we're what they're fighting for
Loan sharks in diplomatic dress
Preach reform while we clean the mess
Bailouts bloom like a toxic rose
But the roots grow deep where corruption goes
They teach us growth while we lose our land
Build our schools with a foreign hand
Dig their mines with a hungry plan
Then auction off what they never began
Microloan dreams, macro-control
Pipeline deals with a human toll
We vote local, but they own the scroll
Write the rules in a marble soul
Currency floats, but we drown in tide
Leased our future, can't even hide
Profit smiles while the people cry
They sell us hope, but we can't buy
Born in chains we can't afford
Pay the price, but not the war
No ballot cast, no open door
Still we're sold in global stores
Crushed beneath the credit score
Generations, rich in poor
They write the terms, then ask for more
Debtborn — we're what they're fighting for
They want our labor, not our voice
Built the world, but never had a choice
Paper laws, steel vaults, high towers
We break down while they count hours
Debtbound, heart full of rust
Pay with sweat, but never trust
Freedom leased, not truly won
Debtborn—before the race begun
Written by: Daniel Lewis Livermore
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