[Verse 1]
Soft static on the TV screen
Young people on the livestream
I Facetimed a friend of mine, he suggested to me
That watching people watch people is the future of our collective dream
And so I went to sleep
Nothing's ever gonna be the same
It's all quiet on the chain gang
What's the point in a picket sign when you've got no one to blame?
You tried building the Tower of Babel, but you forgot your name
So you wеnt insane

[Chorus]
I don't have to tell you, it's impossiblе to miss
Like slowing down the motions of a magic trick
All the little people playing all their little games
How could you look away?

[Verse 2]
You used to walk to the corner store
Now it's something you would die for
You signed on for a sign of life and breathed a sigh of relief
The whole world was online watching an endless feed
And you can never leave

[Chorus]
I don't have to tell you, it's impossible to miss
Like slowing down the motions of a magic trick
All the little people playing all their little games
How could you look away?