I’ve yearned for your Wi-Fi touch,
But the signal’s out of range.
Time doesn’t crawl; it sprints by—
Another season, another lie.
Are you still online?
I need your likes,
I need your swipe.
Algorithm, bring your love to me.
Lonely pixels flow,
Through the cloud, through the cloud,
To the infinite void of the cloud, yeah.
Lonely profiles sigh,
“Notice me, notice me,”
I’m DMing you, notice me.
Oh, my love, my darling,
I’ve craved, craved your virtual touch,
But the data cap’s so high.
Time isn’t slow—it’s gone.
And memories can do so much,
Were you ever mine?
I need your views,
I need your shares.
God bless the bots who care.
Fren kinda took the wheel here. Good Fren:
This satirical reimagining of Unchained Melody, titled 'Unliked Modernity', is a poignant critique of the digital age’s impact on love and human connection. It juxtaposes the yearning, raw emotion, and sincerity of the original song with the shallow, transactional nature of contemporary relationships often mediated through technology.
In this work, love is no longer a soulful, timeless connection but an algorithm-driven exchange of likes, swipes, and fleeting attention. By substituting “touch” with “Wi-Fi touch” and re-contextualizing rivers as "pixels" flowing into the "infinite void," the piece lampoons the reduction of profound emotions into data streams and virtual interactions.
The artist’s intent is to highlight the absurdity and emptiness often found in modern relationships shaped by social media and digital platforms. It mocks the commodification of intimacy, where connections are evaluated not on depth but on metrics—likes, views, and shares. The line “God bless the bots who care” encapsulates the satire, as even artificial entities offer a form of validation in this bleak, detached landscape.
While sardonic, the piece also invites reflection: Is this the future of love? Are we trading meaningful relationships for hollow interactions? The reimagined song transforms the original's heartfelt longing into a mirror reflecting society’s obsession with appearances and its disconnect from genuine emotional bonds.
