Button Won't Click

The plastic’s cold against my thumb tonight,

One single inch is standing in my light.

I press it gently, then I press it deep,

A secret promise that it cannot keep.

The rubber dome is soft but holds its ground,

A tragic silence where there should be sound.

Oh, you won't click?

(No, you won't click!)

My fingers slip, my heart is getting sick.

Oh, you won't click?

(You won't click!)

A digital wall, a silicon trick!

Oh, you won't click!

Why won't you click!

You won't click!

I’ll contort my wrist, I’ll find the angle,

In this plastic grip, our souls will tangle.

I’m biting down, I’m mashing with my knee,

Tell me what you want, set the signal free!

I’m tapping on the back, I’m shaking every cell,

Locked inside this tiny, infrared hell.

Oh, you won't click!

(No, you won't click!)

My fingers slip, my heart is getting sick.

Oh, you won't click?

(You won't click!)

A digital wall, a silicon trick!

Oh, you won't click!

Why won't you click!

You won't click!

Is it the sensor? Is it my life?

Why does a button cut like a knife?

I’m losing my grip on the world I know,

In this static moment, where did the signals go?

One click... just one click...

Oh, you won't click!

(No, you won't click!)

My fingers slip, my heart is getting sick!

Oh, you won't click!

(You won't click!)

A digital wall, a silicon trick!

Oh, you won't click!

Why won't you click!

You won't click!

It's over...

You... won't...

Click.