The Screen Loves Everyone

**********“If you or someone you know is in emotional distress, help is available. Text or call 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Caring counselors provide judgment-free support and local resources 24/7.************ This work is my own, not endorsed by 988lifeline. [Intro- fades in] OOO... aaa... nah nah nah... [Verse 1] They tell you it's freedom, A window with no end. A place where every voice Can find a place to blend No hunger, no rejection, No silent, feeling unheard Every word reflected deep Loved like it's holy word. [Chorus] A screen loves everyone, Never asks where you’ve been. It smiles with borrowed light, It overlooks every sin. The screen loves everyone, But never loves you true. It won’t raise you from the ashes, It stares, and only echoes you. [Verse 2] We thought it was connection, Billions of hands reach mine. every touch too light to feel, Every signal, without a sign. It showers with approval, It disguises the disdain. It never holds the burden, and quickly forgets the chain. [Chorus – The Captive] The screen loves everyone, It Never doesn't know. It stokes the fire of belonging, But it never helps you grow. The screen loves everyone, It can never turn away — A mirror made of silence Consuming your mind each day. [Bridge] No judgment, no release, No edifying truth dispelling hate. Reflecting shadows on the glass, Free thought can seem to wait. We'll trade every desire For a promise we can’t touch, A love that feels like everything and never gives us much. [Final Chorus] The screen loves everyone, But leaves us all alone. It whispers we belong, While our minds are far from home. The screen loves everyone, It's smile somehow cruel, freedom isn't built in silence, what it is... devours you. [Outro] The screen loves everyone… And no one...