WATCHING CARTOONS (Male / Female Duet – 3:00 Dance Version) Intro (spoken, filtered – Female) Turn on the TV Turn off the world (beat drops) Verse 1 – Male We’re all watching cartoons Reality’s a little too much The news is too loud Too heavy, too sad We’re all watching cartoons Binge-watching cartoons Better than headlines Better than pills Maybe Pre-Chorus – Female Scroll past the crisis Swipe away the doom Find me something simple Find me a cartoon Chorus – Both (chant-ready) Let’s all watch cartoons Watch cartoons Laugh, joke, daydream Yeah, cartoons Binge-watching cartoons While the world keeps burning Who’s listening? Not me — I’m watching cartoons Verse 2 – Female We’re all watching cartoons Game shows, clowns in suits Anchors smiling through disaster Selling fear between the ads No peace today No peace for miles Tomorrow’s not promised Today’s a rerun Pre-Chorus 2 – Male Notifications buzzing I mute the room Give me something easy Give me a cartoon Chorus – Both Let’s all watch cartoons Watch cartoons Laugh, joke, daydream Yeah, cartoons Binge-watching cartoons While the news keeps coming Who’s listening? Not us — we’re watching cartoons Bridge (half-time, confessional – Male → Female) Male: Maybe we’re just hiding Female: Maybe we’re just tired Male: Maybe we can’t fix it Female: So we climb a little higher Both: On nostalgia and colors On jokes we already know Worlds where the good guys win In twenty-two minutes or so Breakdown (rhythmic, minimal – Both) Cartoons, cartoons Better than the truth Cartoons, cartoons What else can we do? Cartoons, cartoons Laugh so we don’t scream Cartoons, cartoons Living the dream Final Chorus – Full Energy Let’s all watch cartoons Watch cartoons Laugh, joke, escape Yeah, cartoons Binge-watching cartoons While the world keeps turning Are we learning? No — we’re watching cartoons Outro (filtered, TV static – Female) Watch cartoons Just watch cartoons
