(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)
Symmetry
