[Intro, Dread-Whispered] I tried to leave… I really did… [Verse 1, Paranoid] I wake up strapped onto a rusted frame Cold metal stitched into my veins Something breathing through the walls It whispers… it calls… There’s a screen sewn into my eyes Flashing pictures of my demise Every failure carved in real time I pull—skin tears—wires bite Something laughs… when I try to fight Every distraction feeds the machine— [Pre-Chorus, Rythmic] It tightens… Every time I resist It likes it— It wants this It tightens… Every time I resist It learns me— It wants this And I don’t know what I am any more [Chorus, Low Energy-Numb] The system feeds— On broken tones and unfinished lines Drinks every scream I try to hide The system feeds— It eats me alive… But never lets me die The system feeds- Teeth in my spine I gave it control— Now it won’t let me rest [Verse 2, Broken] It opens me up just to look inside Fingers tracing where I used to hide Finds my fear and gives it sound Plays it to me till I drown Hooks in my ribs—pulls me apart Labels each piece: “failure,” and “fraud” Shoves it back like it’s going to fit Like I was built to never escape Every breath is monitored Every thought gets rewritten I try to scream—but there’s no one to listen And loops it until I hear [Break] …wait… [Bridge, Reboot] WAKE UP! There’s no machine— No wires—no feed— I’m on the floor I’m the one cutting the holes Hands shaking— Knife in my grip Every wound… Self-inflicted [Bridge 2, Tired-Confessional] Wake Up! I built the cage— I locked the door Fed it my fear— Then begged for more Called it “the system” so I wouldn’t see— The thing inside it… was me [Final Chorus, Layered Vocals, Mechanical sound] The system feeds— But only when I let it breathe The system feeds— But now I see what it needs— The system feeds- Do I rip it out— Or let it stay? [Slip up] Either way— I am the system [Outro, Conflicted] Let the system stay (Rip it out)
