SYSTEM_FREEZE [FRIED_GHOST]

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Prompt / Lyrics

(Intro)
(Sound of a game console startup, then a sudden crash sound)
(Heavy breath)
Yeah...
Just FriedGhostly.
Nothing else.
System corrupted.
(Cough)
Let’s go.
(Chorus)
I put my heart inside the drive and watched it freeze up
System failing, errors flashing on the screen, yuh
I’m disconnected, lost the signal, can’t believe ya
Now I’m scrolling through the void, I really need ya
(Need ya, need ya, static in the speaker)
I said I’m frozen in the code, I’m getting colder
Chip on my shoulder, yeah the glitch is taking over
I tried to run, I tried to hide, I tried to soldier
But the file is corrupt, game over.
(Game over, game over, press reset)
(Verse 1 - The FriedGhostly Flow)
Woke up in the Carolinas, sky is turning grey
Another dollar, another hour, wasting all away
I’m washing dishes but my mind is in a different space
I’m seeing pixels in the mirror, glitches in my face.
They say I’m distinct, say I’m weird, say I’m out of touch
I say the bandwidth in my head is just a bit too much.
I’m loading textures of a life I haven’t lived yet
I place a bet on myself, I haven’t missed yet.
(Bow, bow, bow)
See me walking through the mist, I’m like a specter
I got the aura, yeah I’m the ghost, I’m the director.
I’m moving silent like a shadow in the night time
I’m searching for a little spark, a little life-line.
But all I see is error codes and broken promises
I’m analyzing all the data, being honest is—
The hardest part of waking up inside this simulation
I’m losing patience, yeah I’m done with all the waiting.
(Bridge)
(Beat drops out. Just the distorted guitar loop and a high-pitched anime-style vocal chop)
Fried... Ghostly...
(Where are you?)
I feel the trace.
(I feel it.)
Lauren... are you there?
(Static noise rises)
The server is crashing.
I’m slipping.
I’m slipping...
I’M SLIPPING!
(Chorus)
I put my heart inside the drive and watched it freeze up
System failing, errors flashing on the screen, yuh
I’m disconnected, lost the signal, can’t believe ya
Now I’m scrolling through the void, I really need ya
(Need ya, need ya, static in the speaker)
I said I’m frozen in the code, I’m getting colder
Chip on my shoulder, yeah the glitch is taking over
I tried to run, I tried to hide, I tried to soldier
But the file is corrupt, game over.
(Verse 2 - Glitch Aggression)
(808s come back harder. Distorted bass.)
Aye, look.
Switch the flow, switch the mode, turn the graphics down
I’m the king of the static, yeah I wear the crown.
I don’t need a crew, I just need a bandwidth boost
I got the demons in the back and they cutting loose.
FriedGhostly on the tag, put it on the hoodie
I put in work, I put in pain, yeah you understood me.
Yasmine watching from the stars, I know she see the vision
I’m moving with precision, making every tough decision.
I gotta get the bag, gotta get the cash app
Gotta make the dash, never looking back at—
The past, the crash, the trash, the aftermath.
I do the math, I calculate the perfect path.
I’m going viral in the mainframe, infecting everything
I’m the puppet master, yeah I’m pulling every string.
Don’t try to stop me, don’t try to block me, I’m a firewall
I’m standing tall, I’m answering the final call.
It’s Tundra season, yeah the ice is getting thick now
I’m moving quick now, watch the haters get sick now.
(Refrain)
Sick now...
Click, clack, pow.
System down.
(Echoing)
Fried... Ghostly...
(Chorus)
I put my heart inside the drive and watched it freeze up
System failing, errors flashing on the screen, yuh
I’m disconnected, lost the signal, can’t believe ya
Now I’m scrolling through the void, I really need ya.
I said I’m frozen in the code, I’m getting colder
Chip on my shoulder, yeah the glitch is taking over
I tried to run, I tried to hide, I tried to soldier
But the file is corrupt, game over.
(Outro)
(Slowed down, deep voice effect)
FriedGhostly...
We live forever in the net.
Log off.
(Windows XP Shutdown sound effect, but distorted and minor key)
(Silence)