Welcome to the Static

[Intro]
(Heavy, pulsating synth bass kicks in. A distorted radio dial spins through white noise before locking into a clean, 80s-inspired drum beat. This section is ad-libs)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh...

[Verse 1]
Woke up to a sky the color of a bruised knee
Scrolling through the headlines, looking for a "save me"
The coffee’s cold, but the planet’s getting warmer
There’s a riot in the street and a preacher on the corner
Every face is a filter, every heart is a brand
We’re all building castles in the shifting sand.

[Pre-Chorus]
Can’t tell the truth from the deep-fake dreams
The silence is louder than the way we scream
Yeah, we’re dancing on the edge of a broken theme.

[Chorus]
Welcome to the static, welcome to the noise
Where we’re playing with the fire like a bunch of little boys
It’s a mad, mad world in a neon glow
And the faster that we run, the further we go
Oh, it’s beautiful madness, don’t you know?
(Welcome to the static...)

[Verse 2]
I saw a man talking to a robot in the rain
Asking for the shortcut to avoid the pain
We got a thousand friends but we’re lonely in the dark
Trying to find a fire from a digital spark
Up is down, and the left is looking right
We’re just ghosts chasing shadows in the middle of the night.

[Pre-Chorus]
Can’t tell the truth from the deep-fake dreams
The silence is louder than the way we scream
Yeah, we’re dancing on the edge of a broken theme.

[Chorus]
Welcome to the static, welcome to the noise
Where we’re playing with the fire like a bunch of little boys
It’s a mad, mad world in a neon glow
And the faster that we run, the further we go
Oh, it’s beautiful madness, don’t you know?

[Bridge]
(The beat drops out. Just a lonely piano and a wash of reverb.)
Maybe the madness is the only thing that’s real
Maybe we forgot how it’s supposed to feel
To just... breathe.
(Beat slams back in with a heavy synth lead)
Give me the chaos! Give me the heat!
At least I’m still moving to the rhythm of the beat!

[Guitar/Synth Solo]
(High-energy, melodic, slightly "glitchy" effects)

[Chorus]
Welcome to the static, welcome to the noise
Where we’re playing with the fire like a bunch of little boys
It’s a mad, mad world in a neon glow
And the faster that we run, the further we go
Oh, it’s beautiful madness, don’t you know?

[Outro]
It’s a mad world...
(Static starts to creep back into the mix)
Just keep dancing.
Welcome to the static.
(The synth bass pulses one last time, then cuts to a dial tone.)

Dark synthwave meets high-gloss pop: driving 4/4 beats, heavy analog bass, and soaring falsetto with a cinematic vibe.