Collapse Community Syndrome

Lyrics [Intro｜Dusty Rhodes × Tape Noise] We’re doing fine. Look— everyone here agrees. ⸻ [Verse 1｜Lo-Fi Jazz] Same little room, same little names, same little hearts lighting up the same. Say something sharp, watch it return, tiny applause for another bridge burned. Nobody left, nobody complained. So we assume nothing has changed. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus｜5/4, Soft Pulse Appears] Ten likes glow in a quiet room. Fifty strangers leave without a sound. No notification. No red light. Nothing says: you lost them tonight. ⸻ [Chorus｜Trance Pulse × Jazz Harmony] Collapse community syndrome Everybody knows, nobody knows Inside we rise Outside we fade Praise in the room Silence at the gate Collapse community syndrome Warm little circle, shrinking slow We call it connection We call it home While all the unknown faces quietly go ⸻ [Verse 2｜Muted Trumpet Interjections] “We’re building culture.” “We’re making a scene.” “We want more people to know what we mean.” Then someone becomes the joke of the day. No name mentioned. So that makes it okay. A wink. A reply. A familiar laugh. The public timeline becomes a private chat. ⸻ [Spoken Interlude｜Minimal Bass + Vinyl Crackle] Interesting. You made relationships part of the product. Then decided your relationships would not be evaluated. How convenient. ⸻ [Build｜7/8 → 4/4 Trance] Inside: plus one Outside: minus ten Inside: plus one Outside: minus ten But only one side sends notifications. So— again. Again. Again. ⸻ [Chorus 2｜Denser, Hypnotic] Collapse community syndrome Everybody knows, nobody knows The circle gets tighter The doorway gets small The louder the friendship The quieter the hall Collapse community syndrome Look how united we’ve become No strangers remain here Wonderful. We won. ⸻ [Bridge｜Rhodes Solo × Broken Beat] No scandal. No fire. No angry crowd. Just fewer people coming around. No cancellation. No warning sign. Just reputation decaying offline. You cannot measure the ones who decline. You cannot count the minds that decide: “Maybe not.” ⸻ [Final Chorus｜Wide Trance-Jazz Texture] Collapse community syndrome Beautiful feedback, perfectly closed Every reflection confirms what we know Every outsider quietly goes Collapse community syndrome Nothing collapsed in front of our eyes The room is still laughing The numbers still shine Only the future stopped coming inside ⸻ [Outro｜Tape Slows Down] We’re doing fine. Look— everyone left here agrees.