Strain Lyrics

I hate to be the guy to take the time to write

A song about the kids these days

And all the junk they like

As if the young are dumb

And can't tell right from wrong

But I can't help it

Because I think I see what's going on

There's something nefarious in the land

It's come to fruition right in your hand

Come on let's check it out

Let's catch the latest strain

Of all the viral things

That are sickening our brains

Let's give in to the trend

Let's tick until we talk

About our mental issues

As if they're the hottest stock

I think that in a sense they are still innocent

They are still reeling from decisions

Of our parliaments

Not just the government, this is a deeper sin

They're trying to find some zen

With drugs and memes and subscriptions

Come on let's check it out

Let's catch the latest strain

Of all the viral things

That are sickening our brains

Let's give in to the trend

Let's tick until we talk

About our mental issues

As if they're the hottest stock

I'm sorry to declare my generation cared

Then we made Q-anon

And punching cool in public squares

And history will tell everyone just to chill

Unsocial media has made us all so very ill

Let's rise up against these tech overlords

Oh, wait, never mind, here's a meme about war

Come on let's check it out

Let's catch the latest strain

Of all the viral things

That are sickening our brains

Let's give in to the trend

Let's tick until we talk

About our mental issues

As if they're the hottest stock

You don't have to check it out

You don't have to catch the strain

Of all the viral things

That are sickening our brains

Come on, let's buck the trend

Let's sick it to this talk

About our mental issues

As if they're the hottest stock

(We cannot subscribe our way to communion

We cannot prescribe our way out of this one)