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Intro
Static boot, neon hum, servers breathing in the dark Screen glow baptize my face, welcome to the after-start Digital dawn, fingerprints erased World loading… no save state
Verse 1
Timeline moving faster than my heartbeat Truth on a slider, lie got a heat-seek Everybody famous for a weekend Everybody copying the same skin I see my face in a filter I ain’t choose Hear my voice on a song I never moved Deepfake smiles saying things I don’t feel Who steering the wheel when the driver’s not real? Notifications buzzing like cicadas Thoughts outsourced to some paid-up beta Mama say “boy, don’t let ‘em steal your soul” But the rent due, and the cloud got control
Chorus
They cloned my voice, put it on replay Sold my thoughts for a minimum payday If I’m replaceable, say it to my face, ay Look me in the eyes through the interface I’m still real when the lights go gray Heartbeat louder than the data they take You can copy the sound, you can’t take the pain I’m still here, I’m still me, I remain
Verse 2
Algorithm know me better than my friends do Feed me my fears, then pretend it’s helpful Scroll past wars, then a dance, then an ad Buy happiness cheap, return if it’s bad Kids wanna stream, nobody wanna dream Everybody chasing metrics, not peace Ghostwriters silicon, pen never sleep While the humans burnt out trying just to eat Face ID don’t recognize stress Smile for the camera, compress that mess I ask the mirror “who benefits?” It buffering… guess that’s the answer, yes
Bridge
If I log out, do I disappear? If I stay loud, do they mute my fear? Hands in the air, but it’s touchless now Say “free will” but it’s terms somehow System update, soul on delay I hit “decline,” still tracked anyway
Chorus
They cloned my voice, put it on replay Sold my thoughts for a minimum payday If I’m replaceable, say it to my face, ay Look me in the eyes through the interface I’m still real when the lights go gray Heartbeat louder than the data they take You can copy the sound, you can’t take the pain I’m still here, I’m still me, I remain
Outro
Pull the plug slow, hear the room breathe back No likes, no bars, just a simple fact If the world go quiet, remember my name Not the code they wrote, but the fire I bring
Inside the recording
Static boot, neon hum, servers breathing in the dark Screen glow baptize my face, welcome to the after-start
They cloned my voice, put it on replay Sold my thoughts for a minimum payday
Pull the plug slow, hear the room breathe back No likes, no bars, just a simple fact
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