Behind the screen

It's crazy isn't it  

How we can stare at a screen for hours 

When all it really gives us  

Is a false sense of power 

We think  

Just because we are the ones behind the screen 

We can control what we watch 

What we see 

But it’s always there  

Constantly monitoring  our movements – trying to find patterns  

But can u say that it doesn't work? 

Because to how many of you, has this happened? 

It 

 sucks us down into endless voids 

By showing us things 

 (it knows), we’ll enjoy  

It  

It knows what we do what we like and what we see 

 and gives us a false sense - 

of being happy 

It 

Thrives on the more time we spend online  

And sinks 

When that time declines 

And when you’re behind the screen 

There’s no telling  

who people may be  

And when you’re behind the screen 

There’s no limit 

to what people can see 

But when you’re behind the screen 

You’re becoming addicted 

And you don’t want to leave 

But do the people who run these  

platforms even care? 

Because I’m pretty sure-  

They’re multi-millionaires 

They are people who had a dream  

Then an idea 

which they turned into reality 

A reality from which we can’t escape  

A reality from which we don’t want a break 

A reality, where for us, it’s probably to late 

But if I’m wrong- then prove me wrong 

Put down your phone  

And write a song  

Try not to think about it  

While its gone  

And maybe when you put it down 

You will finally see 

What’s really in our world- 

When you're not behind a screen  

Because outside of a phone 

There’s a true reality...