Oliver Dalgety - NEON GHOST Lyrics

My avatar's a neon sign-
Pixel perfect, always online.
But this heart's a cassette tape,
Stuck rewinding every mistake.
"Self-care" posts, but I'm wired thin,
DMs scream "Let the real you in!"
Lonely in a chatroom crowd,
Eyes on streaks, head in a cloud.
Delete, delete- but the past won't drown,
It flickers back in this cathode-ray town...
Neon ghost in the algorithm glow-
Trapped between the then and the now.
I'm a meme in a mixtape world,
Craving truth but screaming in code.
Neon ghost, analog soul-
Rewind the night, let the static unfold.
We're all strangers on a retro grid...
Likes can't fix what the kid inside hid.
Cry for help in a TikTok trend,
Dress my angst in vintage denim.
My therapist jams to Depeche Mode-
Says "Dance the doubt out on Life's loading road."
Nostalgia's just trauma with a filter,
But this 80s beat hits smoother than Ritalin...
Crush my hope in a disco ball,
Reflect a million mes, none whole.
High score life, but I'm losing rounds-
Reset, reboot... why's the sound so drowned?
Neon ghost in the algorithm glow-
Trapped between the then and the now.
I'm a glitch in a John Hughes script,
Crave a climax that's more than a clip.
Neon ghost, analog soul-
Play me loud 'til the fractures feel whole.
We're all dust in a laser grid...
Follows fade, but the kid stays hid.
"Error: Connection's weak-
Reboot heart? Yes / No / Seek.
Neon ghost... (echoes)
AIM away message stuck on BRB-
But the me I'm becoming's still TBH...