"Doomscroller" lyrics - METRIC

METRIC

"Doomscroller"

(Emily Haines / Liam O'Neil / Jimmy Shaw)

Lining up all the numbers under the names
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Notify the next of kin of the circumstances
Was it an act of God or an accident?
Act of God or an accident?

Or a consequence of a lower profile
Salt of the Earth underpaid to serve you
Salt of the Earth underpaid to serve and teach your children
Salt of the Earth underpaid to serve and scrub the toilet
Salt of the Earth underpaid to serve and scrub the toilet ruling classes
Trickle piss from champagne glasses
That's just how the evening passes

[Chorus 1:]
For a true doomscroller
And I'm a true doomscroller
I can't seem to shut it down
Until the worst is over
And it's never over

Arrogance of a coward hostile
Scum of the Earth overpaid to rob you
Scum of the Earth overpaid to rob and mock resistance
Scum of the Earth overpaid to rob anonymously from a distance
Scum of the Earth overpaid to rob anonymously ruling classes
Trickle piss from champagne glasses
History on repeat relapses

[Chorus:]
For a true doomscroller

[Instrumental break]

Dog whistle links to a torch song
Torch song links to a statue burning
Moon landing links to Q Anon
Rabbit in a deep hole keep on dancing

[Pre-Chorus:]
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Lining up all the numbers under the names

[Chorus 2:]
Boy, I'm a true doomscroller
I'm a true doomscroller
I can't seem to shut it down
Until the worst is over
And it's never over

[Bridge:]
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now

Take something for the pain
And not something to conceal it
More like a magnification mirror full-size
Inner echo reflecting solace revived

[Chorus 3:]
Whatever you do
Either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered
Either way we're gonna love you
Whatever you do
Either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered
How many or how much more
You've been through

Take this for the heartache
Not some cure to negate it
More like a magnification mirror full-size
Inner reverberation happens outside

[Outro:]
Come back to yourself from the battle
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Formentera (2022)