Zakir Khan had famously called us "a generation of broken hearts and broken people". 

"Welcome to the 21st Century" is a portrayal of our generation based on an aspect of the formerly mentioned phrase. With no intention to generalise, it gives a glimpse of how our generation proceeds through life!

Transcript:

Welcome to the 21st century,

The age of millennials

The fast-paced life

The period where everyone’s aware yet unaware

Meet mankind’s most ambitious self

See them race through their days

See them not blinking in fear of losing the moment

See them trying to be the best

But wait, don’t stop for long in your quest

Or you’ll fall behind, way behind

Welcome to the new way of life

The rollercoaster you climbed for the thrill

The rollercoaster which lasts more than 5 minutes

The rollercoaster that stops getting fun

Welcome to the blues

And observe those empty, sad faces in the metro that don’t look around

The eyes of the poor kid right in front of that metro station

The upset soul through the exuberance of the most buoyant people

Notice contentment losing its grip on each individual you’ve known

The shadow of depression covering the rays of happiness

Welcome to the hollow

The hollow that shut its door and caged every being it ever consumed

The hollow that innocently closes its fists tightly around your fingers

The hollow that is slowly victimising the world

And is the mirage you went running for in a desert of oblivion