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Wi-Fi WON'T CONNECT lyrics
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Intro
Woke up, check the phone, screen's on, eyes are closed, Got a hundred notifications, but the circle just froze. Spinning like a DJ's vinyl, stuck in slow-mo, Got a deadline in my face, but the packets won't flow. Two bars, three bars, nah, just the one-per-cent, My whole digital life feels like a punishment.
Verse 1
Tried the modem, unplugged, counted to ten, Plugged it back in, now the light's blinking again. Router's got an attitude, a digital pout, Got my Zoom meeting on mute, tryna figure this out. My boss is a pixelated ghost, he’s speaking in fragments, Says, "We need those quarterly reports and those new client fragments!" Yeah, I'm stuck in the buffering wheel, the eternal wait, This ain't a bad connection, this is a digital state.
Pre-chorus
My social feed's a static blur, I can't even see a face, Gotta send this fire beat, stuck in cyberspace! The download bar is inching, I'm losing all my cool, This ain't just bad service, this is straight-up cruel.
Chorus
Wi-Fi won't connect, need to get some bars (bars, bars) Dropped the data plan, now I'm lookin' at the stars. (What you lookin' at, dawg?) Laggin' on the stream, can't make a single play, All this potential energy, just fading away. My connection's on a ghosting trip, it's a digital lie, Bout to throw my whole laptop at the pixelated sky.
Verse 2
Tried to share a meme, the one that’s 'bout a goat, It's just a blank white square, yeah, it ain't gonna float. Got a fire mixtape dropping, an MP3 in my hand, But my upload speed's slower than a snail on the sand. Gotta find a hotspot, a public Wi-Fi spot, Risking all my data just to give it a shot. Security warning, a red pop-up scream, Just to send one text, livin' a bad-signal dream.
Chorus
Wi-Fi won't connect, need to get some bars (bars, bars) Dropped the data plan, now I'm lookin' at the stars. (What you lookin' at, dawg?) Laggin' on the stream, can't make a single play, All this potential energy, just fading away. My connection's on a ghosting trip, it's a digital lie, Bout to throw my whole laptop at the pixelated sky.
Bridge
(Half-time beat drop) Yo, slow it down. No cap, all the patience is gone. The patience is gone. Just silence, just a blank screen, a dial-up modem moan. Is it the universe? The satellite's curse? Or is my internet provider making my wallet hurt? Yeah, my signal's on pause, my life's on standby, Just a human being, with a tear in his eye.
Chorus
(Back to full tempo, all layers, ad-libs) Wi-Fi WON'T CONNECT! (Need to get some bars!) Dropped the data plan, now I'm lookin' at the stars. (LOOKIN' AT 'EM!) LAGGIN' ON THE STREAM! Can't make a single play, All this POTENTIAL ENERGY, just fading AWAY! MY CONNECTION'S ON A GHOSTING TRIP, IT'S A DIGITAL LIE, BOUT TO THROW MY WHOLE LAPTOP AT THE PIXELATED SKY!
Outro
Yeah, lookin' at the stars, but I need those bars. (Fade out with a dial-up modem sound effect) ...I can't even... I can't even post this. (Sound of a phone being dropped)
Inside the recording
Woke up, check the phone, screen's on, eyes are closed, Got a hundred notifications, but the circle just froze.
My social feed's a static blur, I can't even see a face, Gotta send this fire beat, stuck in cyberspace!
...I can't even... I can't even post this. (Sound of a phone being dropped)
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