This song is designed to tap into the "touchy" subject of digital curated lives vs. mental health, blending the relatable frustration of social media with an infectious, slightly edgy pop-punk aesthetic suitable for TikTok.
Title: "Filter This"
Tempo: Upbeat, fast (140-150 BPM)
Style: Olivia Rodrigo / Olivia O'Brien vibe (intimate verses, energetic chorus)
Focus: The first 15 seconds (Pre-Chorus/Chorus) should be the main hook.
(Verse 1 - Quick paced, conversational, almost spoken)
Scrolled past your engagement, then a "day in the life"
Another six-figure, perfect-ass wife
I’m sitting in my hoodie, eating cereal at noon
Staring at the stain on my apartment wall bloom
You’re in Bali, I’m in panic
Trying to understand how you’re always so titanic
...so gigantic.
(Pre-Chorus - Slower, builds suspense)
I put the Valencia on my broken heart
Watching the pixelated image fall apart
No one cares if the light is bad
Or if you’re actually... sad.
(Chorus - High energy, addictive rhythm, the "Viral" part)
Can you filter this? Can you filter the anxiety?
Can you airbrush the pressure of the society?
I’m breaking down, but the resolution’s 4K
Do I look happy? Tell me, do I look okay?
Tap-tap-tap, let the validation come in
Filter this. Oh, it’s a sin.
Filter this. Where do I begin?
(Verse 2 - Gritty)
I deleted the app, but it’s haunting my brain
Like a ghost in the machine, trying to make me insane
Why does your vacation look better than my life?
Am I a person? Or just an algorithm’s knife?
(Pre-Chorus)
I put the Valencia on my broken heart
Watching the pixelated image fall apart
No one cares if the light is bad
Or if you’re actually... sad.
(Chorus)
Can you filter this? Can you filter the anxiety?
Can you airbrush the pressure of the society?
I’m breaking down, but the resolution’4K
Do I look happy? Tell me, do I look okay?
Tap-tap-tap, let the validation come in
Filter this. Oh, it’s a sin.
Filter this. Where do I begin?
(Bridge - Quiet, intimate)
Unfollow.
Block.
Is it over?
...I’ll just check one more time.
(Chorus - Maximum volume, shouting the words)
Can you filter this? Can you filter the anxiety?
Can you airbrush the pressure of the society?
I’m breaking down, but the resolution’4K
Do I look happy? Tell me, do I look okay?
Tap-tap-tap, let the validation come in
Filter this. Oh, it’s a sin.
Filter this. Where do I begin?
(Outro - Fades out, slow piano)
Filter this...
...filter this...
...I think I’m addicted to the dark.
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