(Fast, distorted power chords, driving drum beat)
(Quick, shouted count-in: "1, 2, 3, 4!")
[Verse 1]
Woke up to the sound of a silent alarm
Another Monday morning, just a digital charm
Scroll through the feed, another perfect life
Another list of things that are cut like a knife
They say we're all connected, a global, endless chain
But I feel more alone in the falling pixel rain
The planet's burning down, they say it's on the news
But I'm just watching memes and paying my monthly dues
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm burnt out, yeah, my mind's on fire
Drowning in the noise of a digital wire
Everything's a flash, everything's so fast
How much longer can this feeling last?
The world's a spinning record, a broken, cracked-up disk
And I'm just trying not to take the fatal risk
Yeah, I'm burnt out, every single waking hour
Running on empty, and I've lost all my power!
[Verse 2]
The climate's getting hotter, the ice caps start to melt
But all I'm really feeling is the pressure that I've felt
To get the perfect post, the perfect selfie-shot
To prove to all the people that I'm everything I'm not
They tell me to be grateful, to smile and stay in line
But the future's looking grim, and I don't think it's fine
The world is a machine, and I'm just a useless cog
Stuck in a feedback loop inside a mental fog
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm burnt out, yeah, my mind's on fire
Drowning in the noise of a digital wire
Everything's a flash, everything's so fast
How much longer can this feeling last?
The world's a spinning record, a broken, cracked-up disk
And I'm just trying not to take the fatal risk
Yeah, I'm burnt out, every single waking hour
Running on empty, and I've lost all my power!
[Bridge]
Remember when the world felt big and full of chance?
Before the tiny screens put me in this trance
All the hopes and dreams just slowly fade away
Lost inside the comments of a hopeless, endless day
They tell us we're the future, the change we've gotta be
But how can I save the world when I can't even save me?
[Guitar Solo]
(Fast, melodic, and slightly sloppy punk rock solo, with some bends and dive bombs. Not overly technical, more about feel and energy.)
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm burnt out, yeah, my mind's on fire
Drowning in the noise of a digital wire
Everything's a flash, everything's so fast
How much longer can this feeling last?
The world's a spinning record, a broken, cracked-up disk
And I'm just trying not to take the fatal risk
Yeah, I'm burnt out, every single waking hour
Running on empty, and I've lost all my power!
[Outro]
Running empty! (Yeah!)
Out of power! (No!)
Burnt out! (Yeah!)
One more hour! (No!)
(Sudden stop with cymbal crash)
...the signal's gone.
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