[Intro: dry spoken voice, amused, over solo kalimba, no beat] Double tap, double tap... that's cute. Okay, hold on. Lemme refresh. Nope. Still a whole person. (ha!) [Beat Drop: 808 slams in under kalimba melody] [Verse 1: sparse, 808 and kalimba only, playful, teasing] Woke up, checked my worth on a three-inch screen Little red hearts like a slot machine Posted my breakfast, my thoughts, my face Now a stranger's thumb decides my place Seven thousand followers, half of them fake One sells crypto, one's a cartoon snake They don't know my name, but they know my angles Darling, that's a crowd, not a guardian angel [Pre-Chorus: cowbell enters, rising] Now don't get me wrong, I love a little love When my people show up, that's enough (for real) A share from a friend says "I see you, sis" But a number on a screen ain't the measure of this Dou-dou-double tap [Chorus: full beat, sung hook, echoed ad-libs] Double tap, double tap (that's cute) A heart on a post don't make it true (who knew?) Popularity's a party, purpose is a plan Don't mistake the applause for the work of your hands Double tap, double tap (ha!) Ten thousand likes and the rent's still due (oop!) Follow if you want, but follow it through Clout is a costume, purpose is you [Drop: kalimba and cowbell trading phrases, hard 808, chopped echo ad-libs] (Double tap!) (Double tap!) (That's cute!) [Verse 2: beat switch to half-time, sly, confident] Let me teach a little class, now take a seat Correlation ain't causation, write it neat (mm-hmm) When a measure turns target, the metric goes mad Now they're grading the good by the hype that it had Gatekeepers asking, "How many follow you?" Like a cure for disease needs a viral review And for some of us, the reach gets dimmed Shadowbanned, mass-reported, pushed to the rim Silence the voice, then measure the crowd Then tell us we're small 'cause we're not that loud [Spoken Break: beat cuts out, dry, amused] "Low engagement," they said. Sweetie, you turned the lights off, then asked why nobody found the room. (ha!) [Pre-Chorus: back to full tempo, cowbell, rising] Now don't get me wrong, I'll take your love When it's real, when it's real (for real) Lift the ones who build, not the ones who pose 'Cause the loudest in the room ain't the one who knows Dou-dou-double tap [Chorus: full beat, sung hook, echoed ad-libs] Double tap, double tap (that's cute) A heart on a post don't make it true (who knew?) Popularity's a party, purpose is a plan Don't mistake the applause for the work of your hands Double tap, double tap (ha!) Ten thousand likes and the rent's still due (oop!) Follow if you want, but follow it through Clout is a costume, purpose is you [Bridge: stripped, kalimba and soft harmonies only, sincere] So like what feeds you, follow what's true Share the ones who carry the weight for you A heart can be a hand when it's given right But a crown made of numbers won't warm you at night [Final Chorus: full beat, layered harmonies, echoed ad-libs] Double tap, double tap (that's cute) A heart on a post don't make it true (who knew?) Popularity's a party, purpose is a plan Don't mistake the applause for the work of your hands Double tap, double tap (ha!) Count 'em all day, I'll be standing here too Follow if you want, but follow it through Clout is a costume, purpose is you [Outro: beat stops, spoken, laughing, solo kalimba] Anyway... like and subscribe. Kidding. Mostly. (ha!) [End: one final 808 and cowbell hit]
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