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72 to Zero lyrics
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Intro
Phone buzz... phone buzz... 72 hours... tick...
Verse 1
Yoga mat on the floor, roommate filming, we joking Hamstring stretch, leg up high, phone angle low, no warning Sweats slip a little, I laugh it off, hit post with the caption "Failed yoga challenge, send help", we dying, we cracking Notification ding, I swipe it away, roll over, sleep sound Didn't see the angle, didn't see the slip, didn't see it go down
Pre-chorus
Views climbing... comments loading... Something off... something showing...
Chorus
72 hours down to zero Life on display, no control Internet eating, strip mine the soul Job, ex, kid's school, they taking it all 48... 24... down to zero 72 hours down to zero
Verse 2
Woke up to 2 million, comments saying "wardrobe slip" Screenshot everywhere, my body on every feed, every clip Boss texting "HR meeting," ex sliding in "that's you?" Kid's school group chat blowing up, teachers asking "is she good?" I private the account, too late, downloads already done Strangers in my DMs, strangers in my comments, strangers having fun
Chorus
72 hours down to zero Life on display, no control Internet eating, strip mine the soul Job, ex, kid's school, they taking it all 48... 24... down to zero 72 hours down to zero
Verse 3
Now it's news sites, now it's reaction channels, now it's threads dissecting Every pixel, every angle, every "she knew what she was projecting" My LinkedIn profile trending, my old tweets resurfacing My kid's soccer photos pulled, my family name in the mess Viral violence, mechanical, no face, no mercy, no end Just likes and shares and "this you?" from people I never met
Bridge
I just wanted to laugh... I just wanted to laugh...
Verse 4
HR email at 3 AM, "we need to talk about optics" Ex posting old pics with laughing emojis, kid asking "why they mad, mom?" Neighbors staring when I walk the dog, strangers outside my door Phone never stops, battery never charges, sleep never comes anymore Every notification a knife, every share a new cut 72 hours turned my life to content, turned me to "that slut"
Verse 5
Hour zero, phone in the drawer, new number, new name Quiet apartment, quiet street, quiet inside my brain They moved on to the next girl, next fail, next joke to dissect I sit in the dark, leg still stretched, still feeling the effect I just wanted to laugh... Now I laugh alone...
Chorus
72 hours down to zero Life on display, no control Internet ate it, strip mined the soul Job, ex, kid's school, they took it all 48... 24... down to zero 72 hours down to zero
Outro
Phone buzz...
Inside the recording
Phone buzz... phone buzz... 72 hours... tick...
Views climbing... comments loading... Something off... something showing...
Phone buzz...
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