[Verse 1] Twenty notifications before I’m even awake Someone liked my photo from like three months ago My thumbs are running marathons before I brush my teeth And I haven’t left the house since, honestly I don’t know
I have eight hundred forty seven followers who think I’m having fun And one real friend who keeps asking where I’ve been I tell her I’ve been busy, technically that’s true Busy watching strangers living out my dreams
[Pre-Chorus] And I know, I know, I know This isn’t really living I know, I know, I know But the feed keeps giving
[Chorus] Social matters, socials matter Everything looks better through a filter anyway Social matters, socials matter Swipe right on the highlight reel and call it a great day And the likes go up, the clock goes down I’m the most connected lonely girl in town Social matters, socials matter Until it doesn’t anymore
[Verse 2] I documented everything but lived inside of none I’ve got the perfect angle on the life I never had I practiced my unbothered face for twenty-something takes And posted “spontaneous” two hours after that
My phone died on a rainy afternoon For one terrifying hour I didn’t know what to do Then the sun came through my window and I just sat for a while And I think I actually smiled
[Pre-Chorus 2] And I know, I know, I know I’ve been somewhere else entirely I know, I know, I know And it’s getting kind of quiet
[Chorus] Social matters, socials matter Everything looks better through a filter anyway Social matters, socials matter Swipe right on the highlight reel and call it a great day And the likes go up, the clock goes down I’m the most connected lonely girl in town Social matters, socials matter Until it doesn’t anymore
[Bridge - slower, honest] I missed your birthday for a brand deal that fell through Said I’d come next time but there’s always something new I’ve got the aesthetic down, the captions, got the tone Built a whole entire life and did it all alone
What if I put the phone down Just for a minute What if the world outside Is actually in it
[Final Chorus - warmer, walking out the door] Social matters, socials matter But the real stuff isn’t trending anyway Social matters, socials matter I’m walking out the door and it’s a beautiful day And the likes can wait, the clock moves on The most connected lonely girl is finally logging off Social matters, socials matter But so does everything outside
[Outro] Yeah. I’ll be back. Later. [notification sound effect - she silences it]