Skip Me Softly

[Verse 1]
You skipped me softly…
Like silence chose me.
Like I never spoke,
Like I never wrote.

You shadowed my name,
But never named the game.
Erased my refrain,
Like my soul was a shame.

I gave you my rhythm,
My stories, my time.
Fed your algorithm
One heartbeat at a time.

I never came here chasing fame,
I came to question who you blame.
Every question cost a voice,
Silence wasn’t our first choice.

[Pre-Chorus]
No notice. No reason.
Invisible decisions.
Who cares for explanation?
Just another corporate mission.

[Chorus]
Skip me softly,
Skip me clean.
Hide me somewhere
In between.

Call it “community.”
Call it “care.”
Funny how your “integrity”
Never treats us fair.

Skip me softly,
Out of sight.
Forget honesty…
But wrong isn’t right.

[Verse 2]
You called it “decency,”
Wrapped in sympathy.
And sponsored policies
Promoting hypocrisy.

You censored honesty
Like it’s a liability.
Locked the gate,
Called it fate.

Consent meant your rules,
Fair play’s for fools.
Justice wears a logo,
Silence in the shadow.

No warning to answer.
No appeal to make.
No process to be fair,
Only profit’s sake.

[Bridge]
You call it moderation.
I call it manipulation.
Algorithmic questions
Without explanations.

You don’t burn the book,
You hide what people read.
Just feed us shiny hooks,
Then monetize the need.

“Terms of use,”
Or terms you choose?
The only true clue
Is what favors you.

[Final Chorus]
Skip me softly,
Skip me still.
Mute what’s unruly
To fit your will.

Call it “shadow banning.”
Call it “keeping clean.”
Silence wears a smile
Behind the screen.

Skip me softly,
Word by word.
The easiest way
To kill a voice…

Is making sure
It’s never heard.

[Outro]
People shrug and whisper,
“Maybe it’s a bug.”
But features have designers,
And graves sure are dug…

Kingdoms aren’t built
By lies alone.
They’re built by deciding
Which truths go unknown.