Looking for a thrill
In a lifeless, flickering screen
Wanting an escape from my reality
Searching for joy in the false world of TV
Finding comfort in a fictional family
And at first, it was satisfying
But now my soul feels like it's dying
And I know I've grown even more empty
Yet, I sit at my cold desk
On the couch, or in my bed
Swiping through the Web for an eternity
I feel like a zombie
Someone stop me
From scrolling my life away
I fell down the rabbit hole
And I don't wanna stay
I feel like a zombie
Something's got me
A slave to the screen
It's blue light draws me in and hypnotizes me
Will I ever break free?
Same old tired trends
That I know just fry my brain
But for some reason on my phone, my eyes remain
The clock keeps tocking by
Through my fingers slips my life
I look up and see I've wasted another day
And at first it was entertaining
But now my soul feels like it's paining
I know these draining apps will never fill the gap in me
Yet, I let this content fill my head
Not alive merely undead
Swiping through the Web for an eternity
I feel like a zombie
Someone stop me
From scrolling my life away
I fell down the rabbit hole
And I don't wanna stay
I feel like a zombie
Something's got me
A slave to the screen
It's blue light draws me in and hypnotizes me
Will I ever break free?
I'm getting bored of forums
I want so much more than faceless friends
I'm sick of settling for parasocial connections
Why do I act this way?
I know it won't attain fulfillment
I keep on scrolling
Scrolling
Scrolling
Scrolling
Scrolling
Scrolling
I no longer get any sense of stimulation
But it's easier to look at them than fight my own demons
I'm so close to it
I can almost taste freedom
But right as I break my trance, it seems
That something's got a hold of me
It's wicked glow emanating
It captures my mind and weakens my will
Binds and binds me 'til I'm completely
Still
And I become a zombie
Slowly rotting
Living but not alive
The failure stings
But I'm too numb to cry
I've become a zombie
These chains are on me
Invisible but real
What can quell this emptiness I feel
I feel like a zombie
Someone stop me
From scrolling my life away
I fell down the rabbit hole
And I don't wanna stay
I feel like a zombie
Something's got me
A slave to the screen
It's blue light draws me in and hypnotizes me
Will I ever break free?
Will I ever break free?