

My thumb kept moving
After I stopped wanting
Blue light on my face
Like a small rented sun
There was nothing urgent
Just another clip
Another face explaining
How to fix a life
I meant to look once
Then make some tea
But the kettle stayed empty
And the room lost heat
Nothing asked for money
Nothing showed a price
Still I left the evening
On the other side
I gave it my eyes
I gave it my night
I gave it the part of me
That used to decide
Now the clock looks different
Now the room feels thin
I was only checking
Then I disappeared in it
A woman sold silence
With a perfect voice
A man found meaning
In a morning choice
Someone made failure
Look clean and bright
Someone packed loneliness
Into thirty seconds right
I saved three habits
I will not begin
Closed one window
And opened it again
Free was the doorway
Free was the lie
Nothing took cash
But something took time
I gave it my eyes
I gave it my night
I gave it the quiet
I was saving inside
Now the sink stays full
Now the laundry wins
I was only resting
Then I disappeared in it
I Paid in Attention
Not all at once
Not in a way
That looked like damage
A minute here
A thought there
A half-made plan
Left open somewhere
No receipt
No warning
No locked door
Just one more thing
After one more thing
After one more thing
I did not choose
I gave it my eyes
I gave it my night
I gave it the small clear voice
That says enough
Now morning is closer
Now my hands feel strange
I was only looking
Then I gave it my name
- Lyricist
Peren Dasko
- Composer
Peren Dasko, Nolan Veyr
- Producer
Malric Dey
- Vocals
Peren Dasko

Listen to I Paid in Attention by Peren Dasko
Streaming / Download
- 1
A Monthly Version of Me
Peren Dasko
- 2
The Platform Asked for Proof
Peren Dasko
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I Paid in Attention
Peren Dasko
- 4
Too Tired to Be Interesting
Peren Dasko
- 5
Subscription to a Better Self
Peren Dasko
- 6
Low Balance, High Expectations
Peren Dasko
- 7
Existing Needs a Reason
Peren Dasko
- 8
Notifications Found Me Anyway
Peren Dasko
- 9
My Face Became a Login
Peren Dasko
- 10
Worth Must Be Updated
Peren Dasko
- 11
Late Fees for Existing
Peren Dasko
Peren Dasko's debut album Late Fees for Existing is a minimal rap-pop / spoken alternative record about being charged simply for existing
Rent, notifications, social platforms, self-improvement, unread messages, low balances
Nothing dramatic happens, but everything quietly drains him
