Lyric

I know the feed is built to shape my head

Trends on repeat, everything already said

I scroll through anger I never earned

Borrowed opinions, ready to burn

I call it “awareness,” call it “being smart,”

But I never risk more than a comment or heart

I know this system runs on my fear

Still I stay where it feels neutral and clear

Welcome to THINKING OPTIONAL

Where knowing hurts more than nothing at all

Not blind — just choosing sleep

Letting the algorithm think for me

I’m not controlled, I just comply

Silence feels cheaper than asking why

I say “I hate this,” then I hit replay

Another numb song to get through the day

I don’t want fame, I don’t want war

I just want quiet behind a door

“Be yourself,” yeah — don’t cross the line

Different costs more than I can justify

I sand my edges, keep it clean

So I don’t fall off the trending screen

Metrics decide what I’m allowed to feel

What’s real is whatever the graph reveals

Up or down, I adjust my tone

Let the numbers tell me who I am

I hate the cage but I like the glow

Likes feel warm when the world says no

I say “don’t box me,” then ask for a lane

Anything stable, anything plain

Clear enemies make it simple

Gray truth costs too much

Complex answers ask for courage

Silence asks for nothing

I blame the system, I blame the game

But I still log in under the same name

I know my quiet keeps it alive

But speaking costs more than I can give tonight

No one forced me to stay in line

I chose comfort and called it fine

Dreams get harvested in a digital field

And I let mine be part of the yield

Welcome to THINKING OPTIONAL

Where staying calm looks responsible

The cage was built by someone else

But I keep it locked myself

I call it rest, I call it peace

But really it’s fear on a shorter leash

The machine needs predators

That’s true

But it also needs people like me

Who knew better

And stayed quiet

The machine needs predators

That’s true

But it also needs people like me

Who knew better

And stayed quiet