Lag Time

(Intro)

(A distorted, underwater synth swells)

(The sound of glass shattering, slowed down 1000%)

(Steady, heartbeat kick drum begins)

(Verse 1)

I missed the warning in the violet haze

Lost in the logic, lost in the maze

I thought I could buffer the heat of the sound

But the floor is vibrating, I can’t find the ground

The scent of the coffee is a sharp jagged line

A friction of senses, a break in the design

I told myself "steady," I told myself "stay"

But the white noise is eating the light of the day.

(Pre-Chorus)

It’s a slow-motion crash

A silent alarm

I didn't see the fever

Until it did the harm

The data is screaming

The colors are grey

I’m a thousand miles gone

While I’m standing in the way.

(Chorus)

Overloaded, under fire

Walking on a burning wire

I missed the exit, I missed the sign

Now I’m tangled in the power line

Give me a minute of hollow space

A ghost of a touch, a ghost of a face

Before the circuit starts to break

One second of peace for mercy's sake.

(Drop / Instrumental Break)

(The bassline becomes "wobbly" and unstable, reflecting the sensory overload)

(A high-pitched, shimmering synth melody cuts through, then suddenly drops into a deep, echoing void)

(Vocal chop: "Too... late... find... the... peace...")

(Verse 2)

The room is a furnace of texture and tone

Processing shadows, I’m never alone

My internal clock is a second behind

Collecting the debris of a beautiful mind

I should have retreated an hour ago

Before the crescendo, before the slipstream flow

Now the air is like sandpaper, the silence is loud

I’m looking for shelter inside of a cloud.

(Bridge)

(The drums stop completely. Only a deep, humming drone remains)

Everything is sharp

Everything is bright

I’m a prism catching

Too much light

Stop the clock

Kill the feed

This is the mercy

That I need.

(Chorus)

Overloaded, under fire

Walking on a burning wire

I missed the exit, I missed the sign

Now I’m tangled in the power line

Give me a minute of hollow space

A ghost of a touch, a ghost of a face

Before the circuit starts to break

One second of peace for mercy's sake.

(Outro)

(The beat returns very softly, muffled as if heard through a wall)

Just a second...

I missed the sign...

Wait for the echo...

To fade...

(Total silence)