Shadowbanned

Lyrics

Shadowbanned (Ghost in the Feed)

Introspoken

Ding. "Your post has been removed for violating our Community Standards." Which standard? "For your safety, we can't tell you that." ...For MY safety?

Verse 1

I woke up, had a thought, so I typed it precisely Cited every source, footnotes formatted nicely Hit "post," and by the time I had poured my iced tea It was "under review" by a kid who don't like me Zero likes, zero shares, zero comments, zero views My own mama's feed won't even show her son's news I said eggs cost too much - they called the post "extreme" Wore a flag on the Fourth - now I'm "far right" on the screen Moderator in Oakland with an oat-milk cortado Read my post with a pout like, "That violates the motto" What motto? "Be kind." So they banned me. How kind Diversity of everything except diversity of mind Googled my own name - Sundar sent me to page nine Right under a mattress ad and a "fact-check" sign Zuck sat before the Senate like, "Senator, we run ads" So I bought one, Mark - and you rejected what I had You built a metaverse where the people got no legs No wonder your "Community Standards" can't stand - they just beg

Hook

(Shadowbanned!) I'm a ghost in the feed Post the receipts, but they won't let 'em read (Shadowbanned!) Got the freedom of speech, not reach I'm a ghost (I'm a ghost) - I'm a ghost in the feed

Verse 2

Now Jack had the bird, grew a beard like a monk Meditated in Myanmar while my timeline got sunk Then Elon bought the bird for forty-four billion Painted it black, called it X - now I'm X'd out the building Said "free speech!" - then I read the fine print, man: "Freedom of speech, not reach" - so I'm talkin' to my hand Then the Twitter Files dropped like receipts from the sky Ex-feds in Trust and Safety - now you know why "Visibility filtering," a "do not amplify" list A portal for the agencies - I got Bureau'd, not dismissed Panopticon optics - every topic is "toxic" Kafkaesque appeals, and the answer is "stop it" Thin-skinned citizens with fragile dispositions Fillin' out "suspicious activity" submissions Fusion centers fusin' every rumor to a mission Now I'm on a list for the list of my opinions DHS made a Ministry of Truth - three weeks, then it folded But the folder that they made? Still holdin' what they told it

Hook

(Shadowbanned!) I'm a ghost in the feed Post the receipts, but they won't let 'em read (Shadowbanned!) Got the freedom of speech, not reach I'm a ghost (I'm a ghost) - I'm a ghost in the feed

Verse 3

Now here's the part of the song that'll get the whole song flagged I'm a subject in a study that I never signed - I'm tagged MK-Ultra was real - look it up, it's declassified Now they "fact-check" my facts with the facts they classified Every time I post the proof, it's "removed for your safety" My safety? I'm the lab rat - y'all ain't even tryin' to save me And the lodge got a brother on the server team too Square and compass on the keyboard, filterin' my view Secret handshake in the backend where the public can't see Same folks yellin' "conspiracy" - conspirin' on me So I took it off the grid and put the post on a shirt Try to shadowban cotton - go ahead, see if it work Now strangers on the corner read my chest like a sign Sayin' "Me too, brother" - that's engagement, offline So go 'head and report me, send it up to the Feds I'm a ghost out the feed - livin' rent-free in your heads

Bridge

Error four-oh-three (forbidden) Error four-oh-three (forbidden) You can mute what I type, but you can't mute the street I'm the ghost in your feed - and the man on your street

Hook

(Shadowbanned!) Now I'm ghost out the feed Printed the receipts on a shirt you can read (Shadowbanned!) Got the freedom of speech AND reach Walk down the block - I'm a billboard on feet

Outrospoken

Ding. "This song has been labeled potentially misleading. Learn more." ...Learn more? I been tryin' to learn more. That's how I got banned.