UK singer-songwriter Erica Manzoli unpacks digital heartbreak in Burn The Internet, a raw pop-rock ballad drenched in self-awareness and wry honesty.
“It’s not that I want you, she makes me want to,” she confesses, her voice floating over reverb-heavy guitars and cinematic builds that swell like an emotional algorithm spiralling out of control.
The production carries a retro sheen, but it’s the intimate vocal delivery that cuts deepest—equal parts jaded and exposed.
What begins with gentle piano and restrained strumming morphs into a fuller arrangement that reflects the growing chaos of late-night overthinking.
“Burn The Internet is for anyone who’s ever found themselves obsessively scrolling online, trying to make sense of a break-up,” says Manzoli.
“It can quickly turn toxic—fuelled by feelings of insecurity, jealousy, and the urge to compare.”
Lines like “I wouldn’t stalk a girl that I’ve never even met” are blunt, a bit self-deprecating…tragic and darkly funny.
Somehow it feels like Erica doesn’t romanticise the spiral, instead she captures it in real time, never pretending to be above it.
A song for the scrollers, the spirallers, the ones who know better but can’t log off. And honestly? Same.
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Erica Manzoli Burn The Internet Lyrics
Sometimes I wish I could burn the internet
So I could hurt myself a little less
I wouldn’t stalk a girl that i’ve never even met
Or tryna find a reason that you left
’cause lately i’ve been
Spending my nights crying into a screen
I’m not alright and maybe i’ll never be
It’s not that I want you, she makes me want to
Seeing you happy is my sick routine
I’ll never put myself to bed
As long as i have the internet
I caught myself smiling at her silly videos
Why’d i have to like the girl you chosе
I bought the stripey shades
That shе promoted on her bones
To feel a little closer to you both
Ooh lately i’ve been
Spending my nights crying into a screen
I’m not alright and maybe i’ll never be
It’s not that I want you, she makes me want to
Seeing you happy is my sick routine
I’ll never put myself to bed
As long as i have the internet
I won’t forget
I’m stuck in this cycle
It’s my downward spiral
And i’ll be haunted
[Spoken] But honestly maybe i’m just being dramatic and i should just stop
Spending my nights crying into a screen
I’m not alright and maybe i’ll never be
It’s not that I want you, she makes me want to
Seeing you happy is my sick routine
I’ll never put myself to bed
As long as i have the internet