Read Between the Lines
Everybody typing, nobody talking Fast with a comment, slow with the walking Screens got opinions, faces disappear Truth gets quieter every single year Everybody's certain, nobody knows Building up a mountain from a single post Headlines hit before the facts arrive Turning every spark into a wildfire tonight Read one sentence, write your own story Skip all the facts, chase fifteen seconds of glory One little post and the whole room divides Nobody asking what's behind the eyes Everybody scrolling, searching for a fightLooking for a villain in the middle of the night Maybe if we listened more than we assumeWe'd find a little light inside the room Slow it down...Hear me out...There's a person on the other side... Take a breath, Step outside..We're all carrying something we can't hide... Read between the lines...Don't believe the noise...Every voice has a story...Every heart has a choice... Before you judge...Before you decide...Remember someone's living...On the other side... Likes ain't love, shares ain't truth Algorithms chasing after youth Everybody shouting, nobody hears Built a million followers, still facing fears Perfect pictures, broken sleep Smiling for the world while the scars run deep Filters fade when the lights go down Silence gets loud when nobody's around Every notification pulls another string Convincing everybody they should be something More than enough has never been enough When the mirror starts believing all the bluff Keyboard courage, digital disguise Quick to throw a punch without looking in the eyes Everybody wants to win, nobody wants peace Every little conflict growing by degrees Echoes in a chamber, hearing our own sound Building bigger walls while tearing people down Truth don't need a hashtag, kindness never trends But both can change a life before the night ends Put the phone down, look me in the faceReal conversations never go to waste Maybe we'd agree if we took more time Reading every heart... not every line... Not every headline tells the whole truth Not every silence means there's nothing to prove Sometimes understanding starts with one reply "Tell me what happened." Not "Who's wrong?" or "Who's right?" Read between the lines...Look beyond the screen...We're more alike...Than we've ever been... Every scar...Every dream...There's a heartbeat...Behind every screen... Slow it down...Hear them out...Leave a little kindness where you've been... Read between the lines... Maybe that's where change begins...
