[Verse 1] Woke up this morning Reached beside the bed Before my feet touched the floor Somebody told me who to dread BREAKING NEWS! You should be terrified BREAKING NEWS! It’s the other fucking side BREAKING NEWS! Here’s a stranger you should hate We’ll tell you why Right after this commercial break I came here for the weather Stayed to watch the world collapse Forty minutes later I’m fighting strangers in the comments [Pre-Chorus] It knows what makes me nervous It knows what makes me mad It knows I’ll keep on watching If everything looks bad [Chorus] GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED A little fear for breakfast A little hatred in my feed GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I’LL BUY KEEP ME ANGRY KEEP ME CLICKING KEEP ME TOO PISSED OFF TO ASK WHY [Verse 2] Here’s a twenty-second video Missing everything before Here’s a headline written perfectly To start another fucking war Don’t bother with the article Nobody’s got the time Just pick whichever sentence Makes the other side look like a crime There’s a man selling outrage There’s a woman selling fear Both discovered getting furious Can make a damn good career Every thumb becomes a dollar Every argument gets sold And nothing keeps you scrolling Like believing the world’s out of control [Pre-Chorus] It knows what makes me nervous It knows what makes me mad It doesn’t need me happy It just needs me coming back [Chorus] GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED A little fear for breakfast A little hatred in my feed GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I’LL BUY KEEP ME ANGRY KEEP ME CLICKING KEEP ME TOO PISSED OFF TO ASK WHY [Bridge] It doesn’t give a damn If I’m left or if I’m right Doesn’t care who gets my vote Just wants me here all night Love gets seven comments Anger gets a hundred ten So pour another gallon on And light the match again Fear keeps me watching Rage keeps me here Truth takes too fucking long But outrage? Outrage sells all year [Breakdown] CLICK! GET MAD! SHARE! GET MAD! COMMENT! GET MAD! REFRESH! GET MAD! HATE! GET MAD! BUY! GET MAD! WHO’S MAKING MONEY? DON’T ASK THAT! HERE’S SOMETHING ELSE TO GET FUCKING MAD AT! [Final Chorus] GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED Another fucking enemy Delivered straight into my feed GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM IT KNOWS JUST WHAT I’LL BUY KEEP ME SCARED KEEP ME FIGHTING KEEP ME TOO DISTRACTED TO ASK WHY GOD BLESS THE ALGORITHM WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MACHINE IT DOESN’T HAVE TO MAKE ME RIGHT IT JUST HAS TO KEEP ME MEAN [Outro] One more headline One more fight One more stranger To hate tonight One more swipe One more spin Put the phone down Pick it up again God bless the algorithm It knows me better Than I know myself.
