Humanity In Progress

Artist: Monkilok Year: 2026 This track was inspired by a televised interview with Delyan Dobrev, a Bulgarian politician, on the show Litse v litse (“Face to Face”), broadcast on bTV. In the interview, he spoke in favor of shale gas extraction through fracking, presenting it as a step forward — a path to development and energy security. What stood out was the tone: the calm, confident framing of something widely debated and often associated with environmental risk. That contrast — between the language of progress and the potential cost — became the core inspiration for the track. This song isn’t about one person or one country. It reflects a broader pattern — how destruction can be reframed as progress, and how easily humanity learns to accept it. Lyrics: We drained the veins beneath the ground Black lungs breathing without a sound Rivers choking, thick and slow We fed them poison just to grow Plastic skies and burning rain We normalize the quiet pain We take, we strip, we leav