Wake up to a screen before I pray
Check my worth in likes before my day
Mirror says you’re tired I say fine
Put a filter on a fractured mind
Thumbprint moving faster than my heart
Chasing every spark in the dark
Every seen feels like a loaded gun
Every silence says you’re done
I know better still I fall
Every time I hear it call
There’s a ghost in my phone saying don’t be alone
Telling me I’m nothing if I’m unknown
I’m addicted to the sound of approval tones
Yeah I’m haunted by the truth in my headphones
There’s a ghost in my phone in the cracks of my soul
Selling me a dream I’ll never own
I’m scrolling through a life I don’t control
There’s a ghost in my phone
Post my pain in a pretty frame
Call it healing call it fame
Trade my quiet for a crowd
Trade my doubts for something loud
Everybody’s winning but me
At least that’s what it seems on my feed
Comparison’s a loaded prayer
I say amen then disappear
I know better still I chase
Every pixel says don’t waste
There’s a ghost in my phone saying don’t be alone
Telling me I’m nothing if I’m unknown
I’m addicted to the sound of approval tones
Yeah I’m haunted by the truth in my headphones
There’s a ghost in my phone in the cracks of my soul
Selling me a dream I’ll never own
I’m scrolling through a life I don’t control
There’s a ghost in my phone
If I shut it down who am I
No applause no reply
If I’m quiet will I fade
Or finally be okay
There’s a ghost in my phone but I’m learning to know
I’m more than every high and low
I’m more than numbers I don’t own
I’m more than what they say I’m worth
There’s a voice in my chest saying breathe don’t forget
You were loved before the internet
I’m breaking every chain it wrote
No more ghost in my phone
Screen goes dark
Heart stays on