I called a woman where I had work to do
Her voice was bright, full of energy too
I froze for a second, confused in my head
Where does joy come from
When we’re already dead?

When life feels empty, pointless, thin
When every day feels like a worn-out sin
She laughed, she breathed, she sounded alive
And I wondered how
When we barely survive

We are already dead, we just don’t pay attention
We are already dead, losing feeling, losing direction
We are already dead, cutting deeper every breath
We are already dead — and we keep killing what’s left

I ate a sandwich, walking into town
Passed the obituaries nailed to the ground
Names and dates, someone’s whole life gone
I felt nothing — just carried on

People died, the world stood still
Or maybe it moved — I couldn’t feel
I chewed and walked like it meant nothing
Cold as stone, untouched by suffering

We are already dead, we just don’t pay attention
We are already dead, numb beyond comprehension
We are already dead, hurting without a sound
We are already dead — just walking around

I saw a girl online, a thousand photos deep
Nine hundred the same pose, the same fake sleep
Same face, same smile, same empty stare
A digital scream saying “please care”

So many images, so little soul
So many likes, such a hollow goal
We copy ourselves until nothing is real
Alive on the screen — dead in how we feel

We are already dead, even if we don’t see it
We are already dead, every day we repeat it
We are already dead, tearing pieces apart
We are already dead — killing mind, killing heart