Social Media Lies

She posting pics on a private beach
But overdraft hit before she hit her fee
He flexing cars he don't even own
But can't afford the gas to get home
We show the best and hide the scars
Crop the pain, filter the parts
Everybody smiling wide
But nobody's saying what's really inside
Scrolling through a world so fake
Feeling like my joy's at stake
Tryna keep up with pretend
When I'm barely holding it in

[Chorus]
All these social-media lies
Got us dying for likes while we dead inside
Comparing our storms to our blue skies
Feeling unworthy when we try
We post our wings, hide our cracks
But behind the screen is a soul that hides
Living for views, chasing applause
But losing ourselves for the cause
These social-media lies
Ain't worth my peace, my truth, my mind, oh

I took ten photos, deleted nine
Tryna look like her and still be fine
They said, "You're glowing", but I was low
Taking mirror pics just to feel like I got control
I laughed on stories, but cried off screen
Gave captions to what I wish life would mean
We chasing love through a double-tap
But real connection don't look like that
All these comments, all this praise
But it don't touch my darkest days
Validation on demand
But who gon' love me when I can't stand

[Chorus]
All these social-media lies
Building dreams off highlight lives
Posting smiles, but we break at night
Scroll in pain just to feel alive
We celebrate what ain't even real
And wonder why we can't heal
We look connected, but feel alone
In a world that's not our own

[Bridge]
We don't show the grief, the nights we can't sleep
The friendships that end, the texts we don't send
We show the glow, but not the growth
We show the win, but not what it costs

[Chorus]
I'm done with social-media lies
Done dying slow behind fake smiles
I'm learning to show up as me
Even when the world don't double-tap that scene
My worth ain't tied to what may seem
It's in my stars, my fight, my peace
No more filters to disguise, oh
I'm more than these social-media lies, oh
I'm logging out to find my life
'Cause likes won't save me tonight