Phone face down on the table tonight Like it’s finally lost its hold on my life No blue light bleeding into my eyes No voices telling me what to like I forgot how quiet feels in a room When it’s not filled up with someone else’s truth Just the hum of a world I can’t mute And my thoughts coming back into view And it’s strange at first Like I’m falling through No distraction left Just the weight of you I’m raw dogging real life tonight No filter, no feed, no highlight No algorithm telling me I’m alright Just silence and the edge of my mind No scrolling to blur the pain No voices to numb my brain It hurts but it feels the same Like I’m finally here again Walked outside, didn’t bring my phone Didn’t need proof that I’m not alone No picture taken, no moment sold Just a sky turning pink and gold Heard my thoughts like a crowded train Every doubt, every buried name But underneath all the noise and shame There’s a voice I don’t recognize And it’s breaking through Through the static air Saying “you were lost But you’re still there” I’m raw dogging real life tonight No filter, no feed, no highlight No algorithm telling me I’m alright Just silence and the edge of my mind No scrolling to blur the pain No voices to numb my brain It hurts but it feels the same Like I’m finally here again No signal, no signal But I’m still breathing No signal, no signal But I’m still here Maybe I don’t need To be seen to exist Maybe I’ve been missing All of this I’m raw dogging real life tonight No filter, no feed, no highlight No one left to tell me I’m doing it right Just me learning how to be alive No noise to drown me out No mask, no curated doubt It’s quiet but I’m figuring out What I was before the crowd Phone still face down where I left it before Don’t think I need it like I did anymore
