Odes to Joy

Love Hate Relationship, Vol IV: Phobias · Track 3 · middle

No Signal, No Soul

Nomophobia (no phone) — 'battery at 1% and so am I, offline is the new apocalypse'. 2020s anthem.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Four little bars. Three little bars. Two.

[Verse 1]
I’m watching the crimson sliver recede
A digital sunset, ignoring my need
Tapping the glass like it owes me a spark
But the little white lightning bolt misses the mark
I swore I wanted a break from the noise
To step away from the digital void
But my palms are sweating, my pocket is light
And I’m losing my tether to the satellite

[Chorus]
No signal, no soul
I’m a ghost in the static, I’m losing control
Just a wandering spirit with nowhere to scroll
If I can’t be perceived, am I breathing at all?
No signal, no soul

[Verse 2]
I’m haunting the terminal, dragging my shoe
Past the dead wall outlet at Gate B22
Begging a stranger for a hit of the juice
But they’re guarding their cables, no offer of truce
The cloud has rejected my final appeal
I can’t prove to the server that I am still real
What if the world ends and I miss the alarm?
I’m holding a thousand-dollar brick in my palm

[Bridge]
I hated the leash, I resented the glow
I called it a prison a minute ago
But the glass goes black, and what do I see?
Just the horrifying, blank reflection of me
I take it all back. Give me the wire.

[Chorus]
No signal, no soul
I’m a ghost in the static, I’m losing control
Just a wandering spirit with nowhere to scroll
If I can’t be perceived, am I breathing at all?
No signal, no soul

[Outro]
Hold it up to the window
Stand on the chair
Is there a pulse in the atmosphere
One percent left
Make it a prayer
Just give me a ping so I know I'm still...
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