15 Minutes of Shame

Ring light shining in the bedroom,
Phone on a tripod on the floor.
You never knew exactly what they wanted
You only knew that they all wanted more

Algorithms whispering
“C’mon, and play the game…”
You said it’s just content,”
But now the comments know your name

Mash like and subscribe,
Chase that dopamine.
It don’t matter what you do tonight
As long as you are seen.
Trading dignity
For likes and clicks and fame
Doubling down on a desperate bid
For fifteen minutes of shame.

I think it was day three of the live stream
You were trying hard to grok the latest trend
That's the day you ate the world’s hottest something
That's the day I guess you lost your only friend

You check to see what's trending
You hope that it is you
Whatever they all want to see
Is exactly what you'll do

Mash like and subscribe,
Chase that dopamine.
It don’t matter what you do tonight
As long as you are seen.
Trading dignity
For likes and clicks and fame
Doubling down on a desperate bid
For fifteen minutes...

Every night you check the numbers, but it always could be more,
You once loved the attention, now you wonder who it's for.
Well, the channel made you famous, but it didn’t make you free.
When will you be happy? Is it a million, two, or three?
And the ones who click to follow, well, they tell you what to do.
When you try to read the metrics, well the metrics read you too.
So when the tallies are all settled, when all is said and done,
Now that everything is over… girls, tell him what he’s won.

Mash like and subscribe,
Chase that dopamine.
It don’t matter what you do tonight
As long as you are seen.
Trading dignity
For likes and clicks and fame
Doubling down on a desperate bid
For fifteen minutes of shame.

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