Surely Looking Up Isn't That Scary
Navigating Digital Desires: Mirror Parts' Reflection on Validation and Identity
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Like a picture on your phone
Comparing oneself to an image on a phone, suggesting a desire for a polished and controlled self-image.
So your self-esteem won't tear
Protecting self-esteem to prevent it from breaking down.
Comment phony compliments
Making insincere compliments to maintain a facade of caring.
So you can make it seem you care
Feigning interest to appear caring.
Post it, Share it so they can see
Sharing and posting to showcase a fun lifestyle for validation.
How much fun you can really be
Emphasizing the desire to be perceived as enjoyable.
Link a video so they believe it
Sharing videos for credibility and validation.
Validation, that's the spirit!
Seeking validation as a motivating force.
I'm longing for serenity
Expressing a yearning for inner peace.
I want you to be sincere to me
Desiring sincerity from others.
I wish you'd look it when I'm speaking
Wishing for genuine attention when communicating.
God help us must be dreaming
Expressing disbelief or surrealness in the situation.
Picture perfect but you're still apathetic
Appearances may be perfect, but there's an underlying lack of emotional involvement.
You're begging for attention oh how self-absorbed
Criticizing someone for seeking attention and being self-centered.
And I care
Contradiction: expressing caring despite previous criticism.
Buy me a new relationship so my friends know they should stay
Requesting a material symbol of a relationship for social approval.
Crooked thoughts tucked so deeply so they know to go away
Pushing negative thoughts away to maintain a positive appearance.
But you say you want to die
Expressing a desire for death, but only when convenient or attention-grabbing.
But only when it's convenient
Suggesting insincerity in expressing a desire to die.
Feeling lower than you're really
Feeling worse than portrayed, but doubting the sincerity of those feelings.
But I know you'll never mean it
Doubting the sincerity of expressing low emotions.
I'm longing for serenity
Reiteration of a desire for inner peace.
I want you to be sincere to me
Reiterating the desire for sincerity in interactions.
Please look it when I'm speaking
Reiterating the wish for attentive listening.
God help us must be dreaming
Repeating disbelief or surrealness in the situation.
Picture perfect but you're still apathetic
Reiteration of a perfect appearance concealing emotional detachment.
You're begging for attention oh how self-absorbed
Rebuking attention-seeking behavior and self-centeredness.
And I care
Contradiction: expressing care despite criticizing self-absorption.
Algorithmic anxiety
Describing anxiety driven by algorithms and technology.
Blurred visions of reality
Experiencing distorted perceptions of reality due to technology.
To testify your sanity
Using distorted perceptions to validate one's sanity.
Habits of inhumanity
Engaging in inhumane habits as a result of distorted perceptions.
Incoherent self-obstruction met impulsive self-destruction
Engaging in self-destructive behavior due to confusion and impulsivity.
Well, hello media here's a mind ready to be abducted
Addressing the media as a potential influencer of destructive behavior.
Please accept that you represent identity's demise
Criticizing the media for contributing to the decline of identity.
You're a fuel for the addict and the dopamine's your supply
Viewing the media as a source of addiction and dopamine dependency.
Instantly gratified you mistakenly plant the seeds,
Expressing a desire for external validation and esteem from the media.
Please fuel my esteem like my generation needs
Highlighting a perceived need for validation within the current generation.
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