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The Toxic Language of YouTube Trolls: A Case Study in Malicious Defamation.
https://newsfromourcrazycornerofyoutube.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/the-toxic-language-of-youtube-trolls-a-case-study-in-malicious-defamation/

(Verse 1)
You think you're strong, with your username,
Hiding in the dark, where no one knows your name.
Throwing out lies, setting fire to the game,
But your words aren’t bold, they’re just filled with shame.

You take your aim, and you twist the knife,
Try to bring us down, cut through our lives.
You think you’re safe where the shadows keep,
But you’d never say a word if you weren’t so deep—

(Pre-Chorus)
In the web you weave, the hate you sow,
Who are you really? We’ll never know.
But one day you’ll find, when your mask slips free,
The things you say won’t hide what you are underneath.

(Chorus)
You’re just a ghost in the machine,
Coward in a cage, living out your mean.
You throw those stones, hiding your face,
But one day you’ll learn there’s a price to pay.
You’re just a troll on a midnight run,
Digging your grave just for some fun.
But when the sun breaks, and you can’t be seen,
You’ll be left with the mess of your shattered dreams.

(Verse 2)
You type it out: “They’re both into pain,”
With no proof, just poison in your veins.
Like you’re cutting through lives with a virtual chain,
But your echo fades, you’ve got nothing to gain.

Oh, you’d never say that if you saw their eyes,
Never hurl hurt if you were right outside.
Behind your wall of zeroes and ones,
Where shame don’t reach and justice don’t come.

(Pre-Chorus)
So keep your lies where the shadows dwell,
But the things you say—they’re a living hell.
If you had a spine, if you dared to speak,
Would you have the guts to stand on your feet?

(Chorus)
You’re just a ghost in the machine,
Coward in a cage, spitting out your spleen.
You throw those stones, hiding your face,
But one day you’ll learn there’s a price to pay.
You’re just a troll on a midnight run,
Trying to take down what you’ll never become.
But when the light shines and your mask breaks clean,
You’ll be left with the wreck of your broken dream.

(Bridge)
When the day comes, when the world turns ‘round,
When the things you said all come crashing down—
Who’ll be standing there when you’re stripped bare?
Will you find the courage, or is it just despair?

(Chorus)
You’re just a ghost in the machine,
Coward in a cage, feeding off the mean.
You throw those stones, hiding your face,
But one day you’ll learn there’s a price to pay.
You’re just a troll on a midnight run,
But your time will end and the damage will come.
When the light finds you, you’ll finally see,
You were never as brave as you pretended to be.

(Outro)
No, you were never as brave as you pretended to be.
Just a ghost in the machine—afraid to be seen.