07 scared of social media, or “dear internet,”

song by song | caught in the act of living

lyrics to “scared of social media” by misao mcgregor

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i want to take pictures without posting them.

i want to take a shit without scrolling through buzzfeed.

i want to walk down the street and not be in the background of somebody else’s tiktok.

and i want to walk into a cafe where everyone is reading books.

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i want to live without marketing my existence.

i want to have never learned whatever the fuck a hashtag is.

i want to try something just for the fun of it without being labeled an affront
to my personal brand.

and i want to stop staring at a screen when the whole sky is there for the taking.

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i want to be as messy as possible.

i want to be caught in the wild.

i want to get married without telling anyone.

i want to live peacefully without the prying eyes of others.

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i want to spend four years making an album
and not worry that only three people will ever listen to it.

because i existed before the internet.

and i liked who i was then.

— misao

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