Television Promises

Late-night viewing shadows on my face

I tried to go to sleep, but I couldn't look away

I changed the channel 'cause I couldn't wait

To watch another human put a robot out in space

Well, we all wanna be reality stars

But wouldn't it be nice to just drive a secondhand car?

Well, jealousy is such an evil game

If nobody was different, then we'd all just look the same

I'm the king of wishful thinking

But I'm hit with indecision

Every time I turn the TV on these days

But I don't know if I'm wishing it would stop

Or If I'm missing all the things that I can see on the display

We don't want your television promises

We all know this generation follows it

But I need a sigh of relief

For the tongue and cheek of your television promises

And now it's morning, in the same old state

A message on the box asking if I'm still awake

But I've been yawning, I should leave this place

The static screen is calling to indoctrinate me

I only hope that I can make that change

And maybe even get up off my ass for just one day

But then I switch the TV on again

I'm watching headless chickens bake a fucking cake

I'm the king of wishful thinking

But I'm hit with indecision

Every time I turn the TV on these days

But I don't know if I'm wishing it would stop

Or If I'm missing all the things that I can see on the display

We don't want your television promises

We all know this generation follows it

But I need a sigh of relief

For the tongue and cheek of your television promises

Television promises

Oh no, here we go

Sitting on the floor

But if I'm not watching I'm on my fucking phone

Scrolling through the media

Tryna get a little bit

We don't want your television promises

We all know this generation follows it

But I need a sigh of relief

For the tongue and cheek of your television promises

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Television promises

Television promises

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