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... Here.