Digital Wasteland

[[[ Theme: The destruction of genuine human connection in a world dominated by social media and technology addiction Production notes: Mix of live and lectronic drums, glitchy effects, record scratching, heavily compressed guitars in B tuning. Use vocoder effects on backing vocals and industrial samples throughout. Static/digital interference between sections.]]] [instrumental] [[[Glitch sounds and modem noises Heavy syncopated drum pattern Scratching over power chords System crash sound effect]]] [verse 1] Click refresh again Empty notifications Thousand hollow friends False validations Staring at the screen Until my vision blurs Reality it seems Just makes it worse [chorus 1] Losing touch In this digital wasteland Feeling numb In this virtual playground (We're all connected) But we're all alone (We're all protected) Behind our phones [verse 2] Swipe away the pain Upload another smile Chase the dopamine Mile after mile Can't remember when I felt something real Trapped within This endless scroll and feel [chorus 2] Losing touch In this digital wasteland Breaking down In this virtual playground (We're all connected) But we're all afraid (We're all protected) Until we fade [verse 3] Pull the plug tonight Watch the world power down See the truth in black and white When no one's around Time to face the day Beyond the firewall Finding my own way After the fall [chorus 3] Breaking free From this digital wasteland Finally see Past this virtual playground (We're disconnected) Now we're alive (We're resurrected) Time to survive [bridge] [(Electronic distortion building)] DELETE MY HISTORY ERASE MY MEMORY CTRL ALT DELETE SET MY SPIRIT FREE (System crash) SHUTDOWN REBOOT HUMAN AGAIN [chorus 3] [[(Repeat with added scratching and glitch effects) (End with modem disconnect sound and feedback fade)]]