Humans

Lyrics

A body hits the street, sound heavy in the air
People look but don’t care
Phones up everywhere, screens high, eyes locked
Nobody dropping low, nobody even there
The chest’s caving, ribs shaking, breath breaking
But the crowd’s still taping
Angles switching, hands twitching
Some smiling, some flinching
Nobody’s moving in, everybody’s faking

You hear a voice say call, but the call don’t come
Just another clip, another shot for the thumb
Everybody waiting for the peak of the pain
Like a highlight reel, not a human name

The floor’s rough, skin scraped, blood mixing in the rain
Still the phones frame it clean, like a movie of the strain
Screens start to glow, shadows keep moving
A human is in need, but the feed keeps running

Seconds drag heavy, but the crowd moves fast
Scrolling while recording, making sure it’ll last
Thinking I was there
Means I pressed upload,
Not I reached down, not… not I shared the load.

Later the reels spin, clips get stitched
Comments pile high, the crowd looks rich
In views, in likes, in numbers that climb
But the one on the ground remembers the time

Remembers the faces, each one cold
The way the hands held phones, not hold
The way the moment stretched with no end in sight
How help was absent, but the footage was tight

[Hook]

I was there
And I got likes for it
I was there
And I got follows
I was there
And I got likes for it
I was there
And I got follows