Clickbait
by @zinglizh
Skirmish: Mean Spirited (@atornberg)Liner Notes
#lyricsonly #skirmish This is about the clickbaiter haters who claim to know something about celebrities to get you to click on their post. It pisses me off and I often yell at my phone, especially when they post stuff about Taylor and Kelsey. Thus the pompoms, fourth down, tawdry girl star, etc. I have a melody, but not posted. Still in progress. These lyrics mostly rolled off my tongue rather than "written."
Lyrics
Though you claim knowing things You don't really got it figured out, no You’re doing wrong Put a head upon display and gotten bigger now, oh You’re on the feed You’ve got a bitter mouth planning With false for the profit shamming You’re in the greed Afford a forth down make it Your goal is press play and post date it
You don't know But don't know you don’t You don't know But don't know you don't know How, huh, yeah yeah yeah. yeah yeah yeah How, huh, yeah yeah yeah. yeah yeah yeah
Because you cast wider nets You don't need to work for revenue, no You dirty don't Cause your flavor added teaser gets you tangled views, oh You show and tell You’ve got a tawdry girl painting And demo the star with shading You play to sell Defend a trendy brown derby But trade in pom poms and pawn thirty
You don't know But don't know you don’t You don't know You don't know, you don't know But don't know you don’t know How, huh, yeah yeah yeah. yeah yeah yeah yeah How, huh, yeah yeah yeah. yeah yeah yeah yeah
Fast satin shame wordy You gotta say it too fake ake ake ake same You’re rotten dirty You are a little-toe-pink-house-sounder-better-pay-attention-doubter But you don’t know, no
Playing tag's like you're throwing a stone I had to hear about it, read about it You’re never saying sorry Heard about it, read about it You’re bruising someone's story Make it salty Get a sold offer after the wound
Yeah I can tell you’re just saying things you don't know You just say things You just say things you don't know Know it all
No no no no no, you don't know No no no no no, you don't know No no no no no, you don't know you don't know But don't know you don’t No
Comments
Clickbait definitely stinks and I hope you found it cathartic to write about your experience with them. For me, songs about a frustration you need to release are awesome!
Oh, very good! This touches on a subject that really grinds my gears anyway, and I like how you've picked those people apart. They deserve it. Good write 👌
"But don't know you don't" is such a great line. Clickbait... Ugh.
This could easily become a pop-punk song. Nice work!