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PATCH NOTES lyrics
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Intro
Phone on fire, thumb sore, eyes burnin’ from the scroll, deadass Timeline full of cap, laughin’ at pain like it ain’t my ass Every comment hit like crash log, head cluttered, can’t think straight Said I’d change next patch, but I always push that update late
Verse 1
Doom-scrollin’ hallway exit, hoodie reekin’ rain off the block last night Blue tint face in homeroom, eyes dry, never caught no sunlight Lagged brain buffer, rage-typinn’ rants I’d delete by noon, straight cap Hate-watch feeds, crumbs on desk, room smell like tomb, no map Memory leak, forget what I prayed for, stuck loops on For You trap Wake jaw clenched from brain beef I cooked alone, no sleep, that’s that Set app caps, screen lock crack at eleven, lights out, heart pound Blocked toxic, alerts off, first time I heard my own heart sound Patch Tuesday school night, focus block on, timer tickin’ cracked screen Tabs close, notebook flip, pen drag blue like new code theme Rollbacks when I slip, log the glitch, note why I fell back in Treat bad habits like system bugs, not proof I’m built to sin
Pre-chorus
If I break, I don’t break quiet, write it margins like stack trace Every flaw just a line in the patch notes, not a label on my face
Verse 2
Up ‘fore the sun now, cold air when I crack that window on the block Breath hangin’ mist, head clear, move slow, no more weak shit, locked Sleep synced, no late beef with blue light burn, gym bag by door Chalk dust, plates kiss, whole room spin, pushin’ limits, more Therapy Tuesdays, chair squeak, spillin’ shit I never told the homies She said “old code runnin’,” we comment out, rewrite the story “Social anxiety patch,” name three fears, still walk in the spot Journal bleed black ink, pages wave, gettin’ hot Energy optimization, no more cans in the a.m., clean now Water bottle pouch, bus ride quiet but I’m proud, head high, wow Focus mode three to six, phone in drawer, no cheat codes Homework done, then I write these flows, new features load
Pre-chorus
If I shine, ain’t magic, tiny updates every day, grind You don’t need brand-new system, just cleaner way, stay primed
Verse 3
Still overthink texts, stare at “seen” like it’s court time, sus Trust bent like warped tray, hard keep thoughts in line, no trust Slide back sometimes, 3 a.m. vids in dark, relapse Alarm ring, eyes sandpaper, tongue dry, sharp taste Tickets in backlog, tagged high, still pinned on my wall Ain’t flawless, just honest, open issue queue, that’s all You ain’t broken ‘cause you break, mean you still got work to do
Bridge
Used to ghost folks quick, one slip, archive they face Schoolyard talk “he weird now,” I’d laugh to save my place Truth is I was scared they’d dump me same way if I slipped So I learned to offer patches instead of makin’ ‘em dip
Verse 4
Seen my bro back from therapy, eyes less hard, hoodie clean Ain’t overnight but each month felt like new card, new scene Watched artist own they mess live, chat flipped from clown to “we got you” We all stuck on old screenshots like v1 the only truth Judge me by patch notes, not one bad viral frame Want better city? Let folks change, that’s the game
Verse 5
Life repo public, link in bio, all commits traceable Drop book recs, channel links, routines that made me stable Morning stretch kit, block laps when head loud Lo-fi buds, three deep breaths, step back in the crowd Fork my habits if they help, remix what don’t fit your lane Push wins back to culture, let upgrade kill the shame We all branches same root, different bugs, same pain Build like open source, growth don’t feel strange
Outro
If you scroll past, cool, this version ain’t my last one Next update in progress, hallway stairwell where the rap from Feel stuck on load screen? Step one, write your bugs in pen We don’t need perfect builds, just room to patch again
Inside the recording
Phone on fire, thumb sore, eyes burnin’ from the scroll, deadass Timeline full of cap, laughin’ at pain like it ain’t my ass
If I break, I don’t break quiet, write it margins like stack trace Every flaw just a line in the patch notes, not a label on my face
If you scroll past, cool, this version ain’t my last one Next update in progress, hallway stairwell where the rap from
Excerpts from artist-supplied lyric files matched by title. Lyric sheets may differ from the released performance.