[Intro] (Sound of rapid scrolling, notification pings overlapping into a chaotic, rising hum. A deep, distorted bass pulse begins, slow and heavy like a heartbeat. The noise suddenly cuts to a single, cold synth drone.) (Whispered, close to the mic, panning left to right) So many voices... So many faces... But who is really there? (Beat drops out. Silence for one second.) (Whispered, urgent) Wake up. [Verse 1] We scroll through faces in the palm of hands But feel the cold of empty lands We see the highlights, perfect lives But miss the truth the darkness hides We wait a ping to say we're here But silence is the only fear The static fills the empty air While no one's there to say they care [Pre-Chorus] The world's a hive, an endless feed But we are ghosts inside the machine One more like, one more share Still no one sees us, no one cares Are we connected? Or just lost together? [Chorus] We've never felt more alone In a world never more connected Wired tight, but the signal's gone Just static where a voice should be Screaming through the noise so loud But no one hears, no one knows Yeah, we've never felt more alone Holding hands no, they're ghosts [Verse 2] Filters on the smiles we fake Captions on the pain we take Actors in a show we play With no one watching night or day The algorithm knows our fears It knows the songs we hear But it can't feel the cold inside Or count the tears we hide [Pre-Chorus] The world's a hive, an endless feed But we are ghosts inside the machine One more like, one more share Still no one sees us, no one cares Are we connected? Or just lost together? [Chorus] We've never felt more alone In a world never more connected Wired tight, but the signal's gone Just static where a voice should be Screaming through the noise so loud But no one hears, no one knows Yeah, we've never felt more alone Holding hands no, they're ghosts [Bridge] Maybe it's the way we talk but never touch Maybe it's the lies we tell to feel enough Maybe we just need to break the screen To find a real connection in between Break the screen! Tear it down! We don't want the like! We just want to be found! Find us! Before we fade away! [Chorus] We've never felt more alone In a world never more connected Wired tight, but the signal's gone Just static where a voice should be Screaming through the noise so loud But no one hears, no one knows Yeah, we've never felt more alone Holding hands no, they're ghosts [Outro] So we log off, unplug, step outside Leave the ghost world where lies abide The screen is cold, the wire a chain But the real world is in the sun and rain Tear it down! Break the spell! Feel the touch that is real and well! The signal dies, the static breaks The human heart is what takes! Find the fire! Start the light! Break the dark! Step out of the night! (No more static.) (Just life.)
