Tiktok is bad

## The Algorithm's Reign **(Verse 1)** The year is 2035, the signal is clear, Forget the old web, the change is here. No more long articles, no more detailed prose, Just fifteen-second lessons on how to strike a pose. The presidents all govern with a trending sound bite, The global economy runs on viral views and likes. We started with dances, we ended with power, The **TikTok clock** ticks down the final hour. **(Chorus)** It’s the **Algorithm’s Reign**, the world is a feed, A never-ending scroll for every human need. From Beijing to Brooklyn, the phones glow bright, We're synchronized in silence, throughout the day and night. **Swipe up, swipe up,** the content is gold, The history of humanity is rapidly retold. The filter is on, the loop never ends, **TikTok has won,** and on it, the world now depends! **(Verse 2)** They shut down the banks, they closed all the schools, The knowledge is condensed into three simple rules. Need to bake bread? Need to fix a leaky faucet? You don't need a book, you just check your digital deposit. The news is delivered by a dancing cat, The weather report is just a green screen chat. We communicate only in emotes and in duet, The longest attention span, we simply forget. **(Chorus)** It’s the **Algorithm’s Reign**, the world is a feed, A never-ending scroll for every human need. From Beijing to Brooklyn, the phones glow bright, We're synchronized in silence, throughout the day and night. **Swipe up, swipe up,** the content is gold, The history of humanity is rapidly retold. The filter is on, the loop never ends, **TikTok has won,** and on it, the world now depends! **(Bridge)** I miss the long talks, the quiet afternoon, Now every moment's captured for a trending auto-tune. We’re all producers now, we’re all starring in the show, Trying to keep pace with the currents and the flow. Our faces are masked by the virtual glare, Do we even know the real us under there? The sound I hear loudest isn't rain or a train, It’s a five-second sound clip repeated again and again! **(Synth-Pop Break - a fast, repetitive loop of generic pop music samples and sound effects)** **(Chorus)** It’s the **Algorithm’s Reign**, the world is a feed, A never-ending scroll for every human need. From Beijing to Brooklyn, the phones glow bright, We're synchronized in silence, throughout the day and night. **Swipe up, swipe up,** the content is gold, The history of humanity is rapidly retold. The filter is on, the loop never ends, **TikTok has won,** and on it, the world now depends! **(Outro)** **TikTok...** *Who are you following?* (echoes) **TikTok...** *This video is for you.* (whispered) **TikTok...** *Duet with your life...* **(The sound of a persistent, rhythmic tapping on a phone screen fades out.)**