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Tempokai

The Overworked One
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Comfortably Dumb
(to the tune of "Comfortably Numb")


Hello? (echo)
Is there Wi-Fi in there?
Just blink if you can TikTok
Is there anyone (at) home?


Come on, (echo), now
I hear your brain’s gone numb
Well I can stream some memes,
Get you scrolling on your phone again


Relax (echo),
I'll need some context first
Just the basic facts:
Can you tell me what year it is?


There is no thought, you are retreating
A distant brain wave, buffering horizon
You are only mumbling through the haze
Your lips move,
But you're quoting BuzzFeed quizzes


When I was a child, I knew the capitals
Could name all planets — even Pluto
Now, I stare blank at the microwave,
I cannot explain — Google didn’t understand
This is not who I am...
I have become comfortably dumb


I have become... comfortably dumb


Okay (echo), just a little screen tap
There'll be no more "thinking"
But you may feel kinda dense


Can you look up (echo)?
I do believe you’re drooling
Good!
That’ll keep you tweeting through the show
Come on, it’s time to scroll


There is no clue, you are receding
A distant TikTok, flat-Earth horizon
You are only blinking through the gloom
Your lips move,
But you're lip-syncing to nonsense


When I was a child,
I had a fleeting glimpse
Of books... with pages made of trees
I turned to read, but then — a notification!
I can't recall what I was thinking now
The kid is gone, the mind is numb
I have become comfortably dumb


Hello? (echo)
Is there anyone who still reads?
Just nod if you remember
What critical thought means


Come on, (echo), now
I hear you’re out of brain
Well I can recommend
A podcast by a raccoon again


Relax (echo),
You’ll feel nothing at all
Just swipe, scroll, like —
It’s the new Neanderthal


There is no shame, we’re all receding
A sea of influencers selling crystals
We are only yelling through the screen
Your lips move,
But you’re quoting Reddit trolls


When I was young,
I questioned everything
Now I just share posts from my aunt
I can’t put my finger on a fact
The brain is fried, the soul is cracked
I have become comfortably dumb
 
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