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Off the Glass lyrics
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Intro
Check the signal, watch the bars descend to gray Pull the copper, throw the smart-lens in the tray I’m back in person, breathing air that isn't fed No more phantoms living rent-free in my head
Verse 1
Copper wires humming in the basement of the house I’m the only movement, I ain't clicking on a mouse Twenty-six is heavy and the static’s getting loud So I’m walking solo through the simulated crowd Found a paper map inside a box of dusty gears Navigating feelings I haven't felt in seven years Water on the stove is whistling a different tune Than the artificial sunlight beaming in the room
Pre-chorus
I can feel my pulse without a sensor on the wrist Living for the moments that the update always missed Touch the cold iron, smell the cedar in the rain Breaking every tether, let me out the digital chain
Chorus
I’m living off the glass today Watching all the blue light fade away Got my feet in the dirt, heart in the chest Taking back the silence, putting noise to rest
Verse 2
Rich man’s flex is being hard to find at all No more glowing windows hanging on my bedroom wall Switch the smart-grid over to a local power bank Drinking from the well where the ancient spirits drank They’re selling visions in a headset made of chrome But I’m finding heaven in the structure of my home Used to want the vanity, the metrics, and the heat Now I want the gravity of walking on the street
Bridge
Is it real if nobody’s there to give it stars? Is it home if we’re staring through the prison bars? I found a rhythm in the ticking of the clock Solid as a mountain, steady as a granite rock
Verse 3
So keep the virtual, the curated, the fake I’ll take the ripples on the surface of the lake The highest status is a phone that never rings While the actual forest in the valley starts to sing I’m the captain of the silence, king of the disconnect Trading in the clout for some genuine self-respect I’m finished chasing shadows in a hall of mirrors Finally seeing everything a little bit clearer
Chorus
I’m living off the glass today Watching all the blue light fade away Got my feet in the dirt, heart in the chest Taking back the silence, putting noise to rest
Bridge
The air is thick, the ground is deep No more promises that machines can't keep Real sweat, real tears, real life on the line I’m taking back everything that was ever mine
Chorus
I’m living off the glass today Watching all the blue light fade away Got my feet in the dirt, heart in the chest Taking back the silence, putting noise to rest
Outro
Leave a message if it’s vital, otherwise I’m gone Staring at the colors of a non-projected dawn Off the glass. Solid ground. Found.
Inside the recording
Check the signal, watch the bars descend to gray Pull the copper, throw the smart-lens in the tray
I can feel my pulse without a sensor on the wrist Living for the moments that the update always missed
Leave a message if it’s vital, otherwise I’m gone Staring at the colors of a non-projected dawn
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