Smaller Lives

Smaller Lives We live in a system that tells us to buy things we don't need every day We know the world is burning but we'll still catch ten flights this year anyway I wanna keep up with my smiling friends who all live there inside my phone They're performing their best lives to convince themselves they're not sad and alone Let's talk about life, let's talk about anything you like Let's talk about - Now if you don't mind, we'll talk about what we leave behind That's if you don't mind I hate Instagram it reduces everything to a little square Cool you went to Cusco, walked the Inca trail and then you cut your hair Then you went to Angkor Wat oh tell me all the filters utilised? The worst part is I'm just the same, I saw it too, I posted it with Rise' Can we talk about life? We can talk about anything you like Can we talk about - Now if you don't mind, we'll talk about what we leave behind That's if you don't mind Maybe we should all commit to living smaller lives anyhow What do we stand to gain from promoting a culture of everything now'? We only have one planet - maybe we should talk about that, don't you think? You don't know what you got 'til it's gone as Joni taught us - gone in a blink Let's talk about life, let's talk about anything you like Let's talk about - That's if you don't mind, we'll talk about what we leave behind That's if you don't mind We only have so much time between us before we pass the baton on How do we want to be perceived by those who come next after we are gone?"