Overload | Brett Raio & Clay Clark | Discover Clay Clark’s Entire Song Library of Lyrical Miracles & Musical Musings Today At: www.ThrivetimeShow.com/Lyrical-Miracles/

Audio Transcription

Transcribed with Cockatoo

(Speaker 1)
It’s overload, I don’t wanna be the one to go crazy on and on Can’t stop, it won’t stop I was on social media on the daily Make it stop, I wanna reach people but don’t need to be famous Spotlight on, they want me to dance to get my song on their playlist Overload, here comes another ping I don’t wanna be the one, the one that go crazy, overload You gotta see this thing

(Speaker 2)
Too much content making me feel jaded Another episode, so you tune in till midnight, way too late, overload I don’t wanna be the one, the one that go crazy, overload

(Speaker 3)
Overload

(Speaker 1)
I don’t want another ping to go off on my phone on my phone yeah notifications infiltrate inside my home inside my home the smart phones making us all dumb if we’d only known if we’d only known

(Speaker 1)
more facebook friends make people feel all alone

(Speaker 2)
all alone all alone i read the posts on the gram gotta check how many likes to feel em out Gotta feel the feed, keep the birds coming, tryna keep up Swipe to refresh, did I get some more follows? If only we knew when I promised tomorrow The way we connect would be way less hollow, hollow

(Speaker 1)
Wake up to a text message barrage Urgent emails that always need a response Ex-friends with urgent needs and wants Friend requests from my distant aunt Negative comments in all-cap fonts Scammer spam from the AI bots

(Speaker 1)
Endless updates from restaurants Trying to sell me breadsticks and pops Did you get it? I sent you that TikTok I DM’d you on the X a lot Then thought I’d be back to one to put you on the spot I liked your photo, at least you could respond

(Speaker 1)
To grow your audience, you need nuance You gotta give the people what they want Change the thumbnail, change the font Two-step notification better than I got Overload, overload I don’t want another ping to go off On my phone, on my phone, yeah Notifications infiltrate inside my home

(Speaker 2)
Inside my home

(Speaker 1)
The smartphone’s making us all dumb If we’d only known

(Speaker 2)
If we’d only known

(Speaker 1)
Your Facebook friends make people feel all alone

(Speaker 2)
I wanna leave you alone I wanna let it all go I wanna retreat Due to the overload Half the day on my phone on average Time wasted away is so sad Need time to take control

(Speaker 2)
Take life back No more chains on me, free at last I ain’t gonna buy what you’re selling me no more

(Speaker 1)
It’s a tool, I’m not a tool

(Speaker 2)
I ain’t hearing what you’re telling me no more It’s just God and I in the wilderness It’s been a long time since I’ve known peace like this, oh

(Speaker 1)
It’s a tool, I’m not a tool

(Speaker 2)
Feels good to be free from the overlord Feels good to be free from the overlord

(Speaker 1)
It’s a tool, I’m not a tool

Transcribed with Cockatoo