Time to Build: a16z Anthem

(Chorus) Time to build — break the silence, break the mold! Time to build — like the legends of the old! Time to build — skyscrapers rising high! Time to build — future cities looking fly! Time to build — check the factory glow! Time to build — American dream, bro! Time to build — let the fire be revealed! Time to build — yeah, it’s time to build! (Verse 1) We woke up in a world unready, Warnings whispered but the walls stayed steady. Systems frozen when the storm rolled in, And every Western institution caved within. Not left, not right — all sides stalled, Every country caught flat-footed when lightning called. It wasn’t politics… something deeper still, A failure of imagination — a failure to build. (Verse 2) Where were the tests, the masks, the beds? Rain ponchos in the ER instead. Factories sleeping while the virus spread, And we prayed for a cure that the grid couldn’t thread. And bailout checks? Stuck in the gears — A nation with tech but a system of tears. We had the means, we had the skills, But we never built the tools that the moment willed. (Chorus) Time to build — break the silence, break the mold! Time to build — like the legends of the old! Time to build — skyscrapers rising high! Time to build — future cities looking fly! Time to build — check the factory glow! Time to build — American dream, bro! Time to build — let the fire be revealed! Time to build — yeah, it’s time to build! (Verse 3) Where are the homes for the dreamers to stay? San Francisco priced the future away. Westworld searched for tomorrow’s skyline — Found it overseas while we stayed behind. Where are the schools scaled for every kid? One-to-one tutoring we could have did. We’ve known the science for fifty years — But never built the systems to catch their tears. (Verse 4) Where are the factories gleaming like suns? Alien dreadnoughts where the future runs. Where are the drones in a million fleets? The flying cars over bustling streets? Why do we fight over scraps and fear, When the blueprint for greatness is already here? It isn’t money… it’s a missing will, A hunger, a drive, an instinct to build. (Chorus) Time to build — break the silence, break the mold! Time to build — like the legends of the old! Time to build — skyscrapers rising high! Time to build — future cities looking fly! Time to build — check the factory glow! Time to build — American dream, bro! Time to build — let the fire be revealed! Time to build — yeah, it’s time to build! (Bridge) Right wing, left wing — drop the divide. Meet in the place where the builders reside. Public sector? Prove your flame. Private sector? Up your game. A million paths but one truth distilled — If we want tomorrow… We’ve gotta build. (Chorus) Time to build — break the silence, break the mold! Time to build — like the legends of the old! Time to build — skyscrapers rising high! Time to build — future cities looking fly! Time to build — check the factory glow! Time to build — American dream, bro! Time to build — let the fire be revealed! Time to build — yeah, it’s time to build! (Final Chorus) Time to build — carve the future out of light! Time to build — turn the impossible bright! Time to build — hope and cures for the ill! Time to build — a world with unbreakable will! Time to build — let the brave be revealed! Time to build… yeah, it’s time to build! For our children’s children still… time to build… Time to build… time to build…