Lyrics: Joel Wilson
Music: Joel Wilson
It’s half past three in the morning
Why do I keep on scrolling?
I should be asleep,
Instead I just keep on digging a deeper hole
And I feel like I’m freefalling
In an appalling data stream
It’s a revolution, new age of steam
And living just as dangerously
Look at the racism on display
Totally butt-naked
There’s a great schism
But did it expose it or create it?
There’s so much hate
Overflowing through the gratings
Your views are pure sewage
And I won’t let me be swayed by them
Bigoted opinions I didn’t really need to read
Just cuz he’s got freedom of speech
Doesn’t mean that it’s anything deep
That we should see
It’s all so trivial, bowls of cereal
Bold, original thought are minimal
Trolls and criminals
Sow division with false subliminal
Salt and vitriol, cloaked in imagery non-political
Nevertheless the assault is physical
Causing pivotal moments
Critical roles are never just only digital
And this is all just prototypical,
Phones are snipped from the cords, umbilical
There’s so much more in store
Though I’m sure you’ll call me cynical
These days
The infinite scroll
Is like a replay
Wherever I go
I’m in a dream state
Ephemeral glow
You know my screen’s saved
Deepfake
I’m infinite scrolling
Through a sea change
Selling my soul
I need a clean slate
It’s taken its toll
I gotta be brave
Who should I blame?
It’s nobody’s fault but my own
I’m the eejit staring down at the phone
Just *liked* an astute observation
Thinking of praising the phrasing
But nah, look
My thumbs way too impatient
The stealthy algorithms know me
My self-loathing
Ogling the jazzy belle
Who’s used to sell clothing
There’s a dance and a meme
Penzance, Aberdeen
A glance at the screen
Enhance dopamine
When did this become pervasive?
Living my life adjacent
To all my aspirations
Feeling the accusation:
‘I’m ****ed up and a fool’
I’ll never believed the hype
But then at the speed of light
My enemies reunite until I’m like
‘Yeah, self-destruction is cool’
These days
The infinite scroll
Is like a replay
Wherever I go
I’m in a dream state
Ephemeral glow
You know my screen’s saved
Deepfake
I’m infinite scrolling
Through a sea change
Selling my soul
I need a clean slate
It’s taken its toll
I gotta be brave