Signal Decay

[Chorus]
We watch the green dot flicker on the screen
A little sun we try to water in between
And we pretend this signal's sharp and clean
But we know how this story's always been.

[Verse 1]
The banjo's a sound from a different year
From some rowhouse porch that isn't here
We're scrolling past friends with 'normal' careers
And tracing the cracks in our screen-protector tears.

[Chorus]
We watch the green dot flicker on the screen
A little sun we try to water in between
And we pretend this signal's sharp and clean
But we know how this story's always been.

[Verse 2]
It's 3:02 AM, the Light Rail's last whine
You sent a grey heart on the 83 line
I typed back "'you good?'" and then erased the line
Just left you on 'read,' another casualty of time.

[Bridge]
We used to leave notes on the kitchen tile
Now it's just pixels, for a little while
Building a garden from a single file
Root rot is setting in, I see it in your smile emoji.

[Chorus]
We watch the green dot flicker on the screen
A little sun we try to water in between
And we pretend this signal's sharp and clean
But we know how this story's always been.

[Outro]
The dot goes dark.
Just a layer of dust on the silent park.