Screen Time

If you like this, check out the album! ----------------- Save Myself https://li.sten.to/energico ----------------- LYRICS: She's always scrolling down, down, down Through texts on her screen I wish she'd notice me somehow Beyond her favorite feed But every time I try to speak She's lost in endless streams I wonder if she'd ever see What's right in front of me Then she says "Sorry, I was checking notifications" But I know There's more to life than validation Every like won't make it right, right, right You're living through a screen tonight I wish you'd let your phone die, die, die, die And see what's real, what's alive Your eyes reflect the blue light glow While mine just watch you fade I wrote a message long ago Still sitting there unsent, afraid You curate every moment now But miss the ones that matter I'd give anything somehow To break this hell of a pattern Then you sigh "Just one more minute, I'll be done soon" But I know Tomorrow brings the same old tune Every like won't make it right, right, right You're living through a screen tonight I wish you'd let your phone die, die, die, die And see what's real, what's alive Look up, look up The world's still turning here Your life's not measured in The followers you keep, my dear There's beauty in the way The sunlight hits your face But you might miss it all While chasing virtual space Every like won't make it right, right, right You're living through a screen tonight I wish you'd let your phone die, die, die, die And see what's real, what's alive Every post, every share (Like!) Won't fill the empty air I know there's something more (Repost!) Than what you're searching for Than what you're searching for Than what you're searching for Than what you're searching for Than what you're searching for