DEAD ZONE

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DEAD ZONE lyrics

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Intro

Blue light bleeding through the curtains tonight Waiting for a ghost in the fiber optic line

Verse 1

The algorithm knows what I’m thinking before I speak Ghosting every person that I actually want to meet Thumb scrolling miles through a world that’s paper thin Counting up the likes just to feel the dopamine Twenty-five notifications screaming for my time I’m a prisoner of data, committed to the crime The battery is dying but I’m looking for the cord Drowning in the noise, man, I’m feeling really bored

Chorus

Static in my veins, signal in the sky Searching for a place where the pings go to die Welcome to the dead zone, cutting off the heat Finally find the silence on a one-way street

Verse 2

They selling me a dream with a thirty-second clip Every influencer got a brand new sinking ship I deleted every app, now I’m looking at the trees Feel the cold air hitting, moving with the breeze No more artificial colors on a retina screen I’m living in the world, yeah, I’m finally being seen Validation isn't coming from a plastic little box I’m picking every lock, yeah, I’m running off the clocks

Bridge

Disconnect the wire, let the fire burn out Everything is quiet, I can hear my own doubt Walking through the static till I find the real me One percent remaining, finally I’m free

Verse 3

I’m standing in the canyon where the towers cannot reach Practicing the silence every guru tried to preach No more targeted ads for the shoes I’ll never wear Just the heavy oxygen inside the mountain air Turn the brightness down until the world is turning black Step into the shadows and I’m never coming back The empire of glass is starting to crack at the base I’m vanishing forever without leaving a trace

Chorus

Static in my veins, signal in the sky Searching for a place where the pings go to die Welcome to the dead zone, cutting off the heat Finally find the silence on a one-way street

Bridge

Disconnect the wire, let the fire burn out Everything is quiet, I can hear my own doubt Walking through the static till I find the real me Zero bars of signal, finally I’m free

Chorus

Static in my veins, signal in the sky Searching for a place where the pings go to die Welcome to the dead zone, cutting off the heat Finally find the silence on a one-way street

Chorus

Static in my veins, signal in the sky Searching for a place where the pings go to die Welcome to the dead zone, cutting off the heat Finally find the silence on a one-way street

Outro

Screen goes dark Silence in the park Leaving no mark Power off

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