"Spectacle" lyrics
Dept & Oh Yun Lyrics
I watch it on a screen
Fire blooming far away
It looks like special effects
Like something from a play
I scroll past burning homes
Past faces turned to stone
It's terrible, I know
But then I move along
Is this just a show to me?
Just numbers rising high?
Did I forget they're breathing?
Did I forget they died?
I see it every day
The same images repeat
My heart grew numb somehow
To the horror that I see
I click and shake my head
I say "how sad, how cruel!"
But five minutes later
I've already moved on too
When did I stop feeling?
When did I turn away?
Their suffering is real
But I treat it like a play
They're not characters, they're people
With hands and hearts like mine
But I consume their pain
Like entertainment online
This isn't just a story
This could be my street someday
But I keep watching safely
From so far away - spectacle
Fire blooming far away
It looks like special effects
Like something from a play
I scroll past burning homes
Past faces turned to stone
It's terrible, I know
But then I move along
Is this just a show to me?
Just numbers rising high?
Did I forget they're breathing?
Did I forget they died?
I see it every day
The same images repeat
My heart grew numb somehow
To the horror that I see
I click and shake my head
I say "how sad, how cruel!"
But five minutes later
I've already moved on too
When did I stop feeling?
When did I turn away?
Their suffering is real
But I treat it like a play
They're not characters, they're people
With hands and hearts like mine
But I consume their pain
Like entertainment online
This isn't just a story
This could be my street someday
But I keep watching safely
From so far away - spectacle
