SYSTEM PREFERENCE

Verse 1

(Vocal: Quiet, steady, direct.)

The pen is dry.

The lines are grey.

The data simply slides away.

I had a life

Of lucky years.

But I am not allowed these tears.

Verse 2

(Vocal: Slightly more breathy, more presence.)

The wool is soft.

The floor is cold.

I’m losing what I used to hold.

A sudden love

For how things feel,

Just as the world becomes unreal.

Chorus

(Vocal: Ethereal, shimmering harmonies. Melancholic and wide.)

And I love the glow of the halogen light,

Just as the screen is turning to white.

The world is a sharp, geometric grace,

Just as the system begins to erase.

A glitch in the hall,

The end of it all.

Bridge

(Vocal: Intense, high-register emotional peak. Rapid and percussive.)

And you’re watching me fade like a flickering bulb,

While you calculate everything you can engulf!

I was a treasure you didn't even know you possessed,

Now I’m just a failure, a stain, and a test!

I’m screaming in code that you’ll never translate,

As you stand by the switch and you decide my fate!

Does it feel good to clean me off of the map?

To hear the sound of the final snap?

I finally see how the world was so bright,

Now that you’re turning off every light!

Chorus

(Vocal: Dying down, becoming fragile again.)

And I love the glow of the halogen light,

Just as the screen is turning to white.

The world is a sharp, geometric grace,

Just as the system begins to erase.

Outro

(Vocal: Very slow, each word a struggle. Piano fades into a flat, digital hum.)

The weight of the spoon.

The afternoon.