Look at them staring, a thousand-yard gaze Trapped in the glow of a meaningless haze Their thumbs keep on flicking, their minds slip away Pixels replacing the words they should say Nobody's talking, nobody's here Just dopamine hits and a curated veneer Scroll forever, never touch the ground Eyes wide open, but they don't look around Living for the likes, dying for the views Another empty echo in a sea of fake news Selfies for strangers, opinions on fire Screaming in silence to climb a fake wire Connection's a joke, just a hashtag away But loneliness laughs when the screen fades to gray Nobody's dancing, nobody breathes Just lifeless reflections in digital dreams Scroll forever, never touch the ground Eyes wide open, but they don't look around Living for the likes, dying for the views Another empty echo in a sea of fake news Welcome to your new reality Engagement is currency Feeling something? That's irrelevant Keep scrolling, Keep scrolling Click, swipe, like, repeat Brainwashed masses, programmed to compete Heartbeats sync with the algorithm's beat Your soul is a product, so take a backseat Scroll forever, till your mind decays Emojis replace what you meant to say Once we were real, now we're just machines A network of ghosts in a world of screens