[Verse 1] When I was young, they’d cut the show in half, Commercial came, I thought, fuck that. Thirty seconds, maybe sixty at most, Grab a drink, hit the bathroom, get back to the show. You knew what it was, you knew the game, Somebody wanted you to know their name. But now they got me locked inside my screen, Selling me shit between the things I came to see. [Pre-Chorus] I hate fucking ads, I understand the deal. But somewhere along the way, They stopped trying to sell Now they're trying to control how I feel. [Chorus] Try to hit back, we'll make you stay, We'll move the finish line further away. You thought the timer started? No, not yet. We weren't done taking your time just yet. Press continue, just comply, Now watch the seconds finally tick by. [Verse 2] There's an X in the corner, so I go to leave, But suddenly there's something they need me to believe “Are you sure you wanna leave this screen? You won't redeem your points if you don't watch the whole thing.” So I hit continue, just to make it stop, And suddenly the fucking timer drops. Five minutes sitting there, wondering when it begins, Then I try to leave and suddenly the clock kicks in. [Pre-Chorus] I hate fucking ads, I understand the deal. But somewhere along the way, They stopped trying to sell Now they're trying to control how I feel. [Chorus] Try to hit back, we'll make you stay, We'll move the finish line further away. You thought the timer started? No, not yet. We weren't done taking your time just yet. Press continue, just comply, Now watch the seconds finally tick by. [Bridge] It used to be, “Here's an ad. Watch it if you want.” Now it's, “Don't touch anything.” Don't press back. Don't close the screen. Don't try to leave. Just sit there and wait. Because the second you try to escape that's when the clock begins. [Breakdown] They don't sell you thirty seconds anymore, They sell you the illusion of a door. Put an X where an exit should be, Then make you choose between your time and what you came to see. “Are you sure?” Yeah. “You'll lose your reward.” I know. “Press continue.” Fuck no. “Press continue.” ...Fine. [Final Chorus] Try to hit back, we'll make you stay, We'll move the finish line further away. You thought the timer started? No, not yet. We weren't done taking your time just yet. Press continue, just comply, Now watch the seconds finally tick by. Press continue, don't you leave. Give us your time, we'll give you what you need. You came for a video, we came for your eyes, We'll put a lock on every exit sign. You thought your time was yours to spend, But we'll decide when your waiting ends. Press continue, just comply Welcome to the age where you can't just say goodbye. [Outro] Commercials used to interrupt your show. Now the commercial is the show. And that little X in the corner? That's not an exit. That's another button they want you to press.
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