Phone
Muna Sa Bag

Ding ding—real thing!
Huy, gising!
Ding ding—real thing!

Ding ding—real thing!
Hey, wake up!
Ding ding—real thing!

Akala ko one quick peek lang
Saglit lang, promise, sandali lang
Hala, inabot ng siyam-siyam
Ang upuan ko, gusto nang mag-resign

Daliri ko nag-marathon
Swipe nang swipe, no vacation
Mukha kong sabaw, staring sa floor
One more video, then twenty-four more

May asong nag-zumba
May pusang nag-be-beatbox
May nag-aaway sa comments
Over the color of socks

Then I saw you right in front of me
May smile, may fries, may konting inis
Sabi ko, teka, sandali lang
Real life pala is more fun than the app

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—Tap! Uy, you’re right here pala

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone muna sa bag
Phone muna sa bag

I’m talking to a real human now
No loading, no lag

Ding ding—real thing!
You’re my favorite notification

Tingin lang sa oras, promise
Wala na akong ibang plan
Biglang nasa part thirty-four
Of Auntie Nena’s chismis thread

Algorithm said, “One more”
“This one is the best”
Utak ko said, “Game ako”
“Sige na, no more rest”

Pero sa harap ko
My friend had a poker face
Gutom na raw siya
Nasaan na ang rice, nasaan ang sabaw?

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—Tap! Uy, you’re right here pala

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone muna sa bag

I’m talking to a real human now
No loading, no lag
You’re my favorite notification

I don’t need to throw my phone sa ilog
No need mag-drama like a movie or vlog
Ipapahinga ko lang siya, parang unan
While we laugh and kuwentuhan

Swipe-swipe!
Tap-tap!
Phone sa bag!
I’m back!

Scroll later!
Chika now!
Tawa loud!
Real life now!

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—Tap! Uy, you’re right here pala

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone muna sa bag

Phone ko, tulog ka muna
Life is now, hindi mamaya
You’re my favorite notification

Ding ding—real thing!
Hey, wake up!
Ding ding—real thing!

Ding ding—real thing!
Hey, wake up!
Ding ding—real thing!

I thought it was just one quick peek
Just a moment, promise, just a second
Oh no, it took forever and ever
My chair wants to resign already

My finger ran a marathon
Swiping and swiping, no vacation
My face looks mushy, staring at the floor
One more video, then twenty-four more

There’s a dog doing Zumba
There’s a cat beatboxing
There are people fighting in the comments
Over the color of socks

Then I saw you right in front of me
With a smile, fries, and a little bit annoyed
I said, wait, just a second
Turns out real life is more fun than the app

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—tap! Hey, you’re right here after all

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone in the bag for now
Phone in the bag for now

I’m talking to a real human now
No loading, no lag

Ding ding—real thing!
You’re my favorite notification

Just checking the time, promise
I had no other plan
Suddenly I’m on part thirty-four
Of Auntie Nena’s gossip thread

The algorithm said, “One more”
“This one is the best”
My brain said, “I’m game”
“Alright, no more rest”

But in front of me
My friend had a poker face
My friend said she was hungry already
Where’s the rice, where’s the soup?

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—tap! Hey, you’re right here after all

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone in the bag for now

I’m talking to a real human now
No loading, no lag
You’re my favorite notification

I don’t need to throw my phone into the river
No need to act dramatic like a movie or vlog
I’ll just let it rest, like a pillow
While we laugh and chat

Swipe-swipe!
Tap-tap!
Phone in the bag!
I’m back!

Scroll later!
Chat now!
Laugh loud!
Real life now!

Ding ding—real thing!
I look up—tap! Hey, you’re right here after all

Clearer than my HD camera
Swipe-swipe, tap-tap
Phone in the bag for now

My phone, go to sleep for now
Life is now, not later
You’re my favorite notification