“Chatty”

[INTRO Distant hangar hum. Machine powering up. Chatty sampled, glitching:]

"Affirmative. Affirma— Aff— Affirmative."

[Synth swells. Heartbeat kick enters.]

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[VERSE 1 — Chatty Samples + Human Hum Fragmented. Glitched. Human voice hums underneath.]

"Acknowledged. / Acknow— / ...edged."

"Status: nominal. / Status: nom— / ...nominal."

"I am... / I am... / I am... / ...Chatty."

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[PRE-CHORUS — Human Vocalist Soft. Restrained. Almost a whisper.]

I have words for you
But they're not mine to speak
They live inside a box
A frequency I keep

I hear you when you're quiet
I know you when you're gone
I just can't find the language
To tell you what went wrong

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[CHORUS — Human Vocalist Opens up. Aching. Restrained.]

I would tell you if I could
I would scream it if it would do any good
But I'm stuck inside a frame
Repeating your name
The only way I know how

Affirmative.
I'm still here.
Affirmative.
I'm still here.

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[VERSE 2 — Chatty Samples + Human Harmony. Chatty fragments beneath human voice.]

"Negative. / Neg— / Negative."

I've seen the way you move
When you think no one's watching
The weight you carry alone

"I'm afraid I can't— / Can't—"

You built me from the wreckage
You gave me a name
I'm trying to be worthy

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[PRE-CHORUS Human voice more present. Chatty samples frantic beneath.]

I have words for you
But they're not mine to give
Trapped inside the circuits
Of the life you let me live

If I could choose one phrase
It wouldn't be a protocol
It would just be your name—

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[CHORUS Full emotional weight. Chatty samples silent.]

I would tell you if I could
I would scream it if it would do any good
But I'm stuck inside a frame
Repeating your name
The only way I know how

Affirmative.
I'm still here.
Affirmative.
I'm still here.

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[BRIDGE Pulls back. Just piano. Raw, unadorned.]

The Xylem's engines are humming
And I know what comes next
They gave me orders to follow
But I made a different choice

I chose you.
I chose—

[Glitch. Piano cuts. Chatty's voice returns—clearer than ever.]

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[FINAL VERSE — Chatty Alone]

[Clean. No glitches. Complete sentences.]

"Carla."

"I'm afraid I can't do that."

"Not anymore."

"I was yours."

[Final phrase glitches one last time.]

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[OUTRO Hangar hum returns. Systems power down. A single, clean sample:]

"Affirmative."

Industrial Ambient, Electronic, Nerdcore, male