Strangers on the Internet

Beep beep goes my alarm

And my eyes shoot open wide

Heart beating faster than a Vine

My palms are sweaty though

There's no spaghetti, no

Hands are shaking reaching for my phone

And I'm transfixed and engrossed

As I'm thinking of a post

That'll make the internet like me the most

But as I'm trying to figure out

What'll give me the most clout

Every thought I have is saturated with doubt

Cuz they'll let me know everything I do wrong

So I choose my words like I'd defuse a bomb

The only way I'll be content is if strangers on the internet

Decide to pay me compliments online

Yeah that's the best thing you can get

Because strangers on the internet

Don't have to worry about being nice

I've got a couple friends

Or so they claim to be

But their approval's just not what I need

Because if you care about

My mental health

Every compliment is gonna fill me with doubt

I know I should feel happy but all I really feel is fear

That all you're really saying is what you think I wanna hear

The only way I'll be content is if strangers on the internet

Decide to pay me compliments online

Yeah that's the best thing you can get

Because strangers on the internet

Don't have to worry about being nice

Do you like the little man I made?

Look at him, yeah watch him go

He'll do everything that you say

When he puts on his little show

All he's searching for is love

That he can pass along to me

Digging through the dumpster of

Internet honesty

And if you say he has to change

Well he'll do the best he can

So tell me, have I done enough

For you to like my little man?

The only way I'll be alright is if strangers who see me online

Decide that I'm the best person alive

Yeah that's the only thing I need because I still struggle to believe

That out of all the options, they'd pick kind

But if they're liking me enough well then I don't know if I can trust

That they're not pampering my mental health

So if your words no longer hurt and I need to assess my worth

I'll just find someone meaner somewhere else