Verse 1 Static dripping from the ceiling fan City hums like it knows my plans Neon smiles in a secondhand suit Everybody’s selling something they’re not immune to Coffee cold, thoughts on delay News keeps looping the same damn day I scroll past wars like ads for shoes Tell myself I’m fine—yeah, I always do Pre-Chorus Talking to a screen like it’s a friend Mirror says I’m someone else again Can’t tell what’s fake, can’t tell what’s real But the bassline’s telling me how to feel Chorus We dance in plastic sunsets Laugh through borrowed regrets Hands up, head empty Hearts on airplane mode We sing in auto-tune sorrow Promise we’ll fix it tomorrow If tomorrow ever loads If tomorrow ever loads Verse 2 Cartoon ghosts in designer skins Everybody wants to be a legend I got a smile made outta duct tape And a brain full of half-paid rent Radio says “stay afraid” But the beat says “nah, just sway” So I move like I got no spine Still alive in a pixelated time Pre-Chorus Friends talk fast but they fade like smoke We’re all punchlines in the same old joke I don’t know where I belong But the rhythm says I’m not wrong Chorus We dance in plastic sunsets Love with limited seconds Hands up, head empty Souls on overload We cry in meme-shaped laughter Say “it won’t matter after” If after ever comes If after ever comes Bridge (spoken / half-rapped) They sold us dreams in HD Buffered hope, subscription fees Click agree, don’t read the pain Smile for the algorithm brain Still— There’s magic in the mess we make There’s truth in every mistake If the world’s a joke gone bad Let’s laugh like we meant it Final Chorus We dance in plastic sunsets Burn through digital sunsets Hands up, eyes closed Feel something again We sing like it still matters Like we’re more than our avatars If the system breaks tonight We’ll glow in the offline light Outro Static fades, the beat slows down Cartoon hearts still thumping loud If this is fake, let it be fun If this is real—don’t wake me up
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