(verse 1)
My mom’s lit up by her phone screen, The quiet house feels cold and mean. She’s scrolling through the faces there, Fixing her makeup, fixing her hair. She says she’s looking for a guide, A man to stand right by my side. I just turn up my headphones loud, Another face lost in the crowd.
aah
At school the halls are painted grey, They talk of "hope" but waste the day. The teachers look like they’re asleep, Their promises are always cheap. They talk of futures we should build, While all our time is getting killed By men in suits who steal the funds And trade our futures in for guns.
aah
The kids I know all look so lost, They hide the things their sadness cost. They post their smiles, a filtered lie, But in the bathrooms, you hear them cry. There’s nothing left to hold onto, No big idea to see us through. We’re just the kids of kids who quit, And we’re just supposed to handle it.
(Chorus)
The screen is flashing red with war, Another stranger at the door. My mom just smiles and asks for more, While I forget what life was for. The talking heads just scream and lie, While other kids my age just cry.aah
(verse 2)
They say it’s all about the sex, The messages my phone collects. But no one ever holds a hand, It’s just a hookup they demand. There’s no more love, just trading skin, A hollow game nobody wins. It’s just a click, a swipe, a blur, Forgetting who we even were.
aah
They argue who is "he" or "she," And everyone’s unhappy. They change their names, they change their look, Like ripping pages from a book. They say it’s brave, they say it’s new, But they just look confused and blue. I don’t know what I’m meant to be, And no one looks like me.
aah
The money’s gone, the prices climb, It feels like we’re just out of time. They’re drumming up another fight, To prove that someone’s wrong or right. They want recruits, they want our rage, To trap us in a metal cage. They want our blood for someone’s oil, To stain another country’s soil.
(Chorus)
The screen is flashing red with war, Another stranger at the door. My mom just smiles and asks for more, While I forget what life was for. The talking heads just scream and lie, While other kids my age just cry.
(Bridge)
I’m only fifteen, I don't have a map. There’s just this silence in the gap My father left when he was gone. I have to face this angry dawn Alone. My mom, she thinks a man Will fix this with a simple plan. But they’re the ones who broke it all, They’re just waiting for the fall.
(Verse 3)
I watch the news, it’s all corrupt. The whole wide world is blowing up. And I’m just stuck here in my room, Inside this manufactured tomb. This guy my mom brings home tonight, He doesn't ask if I’m alright. He just talks sports and drinks his beer. I wish I wasn't even here.
(chorus)
The talking heads just scream and lie, While other kids my age just cry.
The talking heads just scream and lie, While other kids my age just cry.
The talking heads just scream and lie
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