TIK-TOK CRAZY (GlitchSlop Remix)

[Intro – spoken, dry delivery] (quiet guitar / tight beat underneath) Yeah… Hold on… Let me post this Before the rules change again [Verse 1] Everybody’s chasing numbers Everybody’s acting sharp Post at six, but not too often Grab them before they lose heart Now attention comes in pieces Everybody fights the feed Crazy how it takes a strategy Just to show them something real One app wants a faster opening One says look straight at the crowd Another says the song runs long Like meaning’s got a timer now [Pre-Hook] I don’t need another guru Teaching me to play the game Every week the rules get rewritten Still we all pretend it’s sane [Chorus] Michael’s getting irritated Smile thin, patience faded Everybody working overtime Just to make the numbers climb Michael’s getting irritated Still calm, still coordinated Everybody says “be authentic” Then rewards the ones who fake it [Verse 2] Now we study every number Like we’re landing something strange Watch time, shares, retention graphs Turning instinct into chains Change the caption, cut the intro Pick a frame and try again Half the people making content Barely know what they became And somehow everybody’s visible And disappearing too Ten thousand eyes can pass you by And still not look at you [Pre-Hook] I don’t need to go viral I just miss when this was fun Before every simple moment Needed proof from everyone [Chorus] Michael’s getting irritated Smile thin, patience faded Everybody working overtime Just to make the numbers climb Michael’s getting irritated Still calm, still coordinated Everybody says “be authentic” Then rewards the ones who fake it [Breakdown] (half-spoken / dry delivery) No, seriously… Use hashtags Don’t use hashtags Post daily Don’t post too much Use trends Don’t chase trends Stay natural But optimize everything Reply fast Look effortless Be yourself But make it shorter At this point I don’t know If I’m making songs Or managing a small department [Bridge] Maybe I sound cynical Maybe we all got trained To call it connection When it mostly feels like strain Maybe that’s the difference Between creating and the show Some people still make music Some just feed the endless scroll [Final Chorus] Michael’s getting irritated Still calm, still understated Everybody yelling louder Just to feel like they created Michael’s getting irritated Same smile, better patience Everybody wants attention Then complains when they don’t make it Michael’s getting irritated But he’s not done creating Maybe making something real Means letting it be real [Outro] (soft guitar / tired laugh) Yeah… Maybe the algorithm Needs therapy too