Max Igan - People are more powerful than they think, but systems stay in place because most people don’t act on what they already sense is wrong.
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Lyrics
Verse 1We walk the grid with open eyesSee the cracks where the old lies hideMillions awake but frozen stillWaiting for someone else to killThe fear that keeps us chained and smallPre-ChorusWe say “What can one voice do?”“I can’t fight the machine alone”But silence is the fuel they useTo turn our power into stoneChorusWe are the numbers, we are the tideNot cogs in the wheel they rideThey hold no power we don’t giveAuthority dies when we cease to liveAs if they rule — they never didWe are the many, they are the fewThe cage is built by me and youVerse 2They wear their suits and wave their handsBut servants only when we standNo throne exists without our kneesNo law can bind the ones who seeThe game was never meant to winIt only works when we plug inPre-ChorusYou whisper “Change can’t come this way”“Inside the system we all play”But freedom never asked permissionIt rises with our non-consent decisionChorusWe are the numbers, we are the tideNot cogs in the wheel they rideThey hold no power we don’t giveAuthority dies when we cease to liveAs if they rule — they never didWe are the many, they are the fewThe cage is built by me and youBridgeNo crown, no court, no hidden throneCan rule a soul that claims its ownThe walls fall down the day we say:“We do not play your game today”Final ChorusWe are the numbers — rise as oneThe wait is over, the time has comeWe are the ones we’ve waited forAwake, alive, forevermoreWe are the numbers… we are the change
Inspired By
Max Igan
Max Igan is an Australian online commentator and filmmaker best known for his video series “The Crowhouse.” He talks about society, power structures, technology, and personal freedom, often from an anti-establishment perspective.
🧭 Core ideas he promotes
Authority comes from consent
He argues that governments and institutions only have power because people accept and comply with them. Questioning systems of control
He frequently critiques political systems, media, and global institutions, suggesting they don’t serve ordinary people. Individual responsibility + collective action
A recurring theme is that people recognize problems but feel powerless; he pushes the idea that change requires individuals acting together. Skepticism of mainstream narratives
He encourages people to question widely accepted information and think independently.
He argues that governments and institutions only have power because people accept and comply with them.
He frequently critiques political systems, media, and global institutions, suggesting they don’t serve ordinary people.
A recurring theme is that people recognize problems but feel powerless; he pushes the idea that change requires individuals acting together.
He encourages people to question widely accepted information and think independently.
