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4 - Scripted

[Verse 1] Wake up on the mark Say the line, play the part Hands move before I think Smile stitched in the dark I follow the cursor I hit every cue I answer the question Before it’s even true [Pre-Chorus] Count it down Keep it clean Don’t deviate Stay on screen [Chorus] I’m scripted Every word already said I’m scripted Even when I shake my head I move, but I don’t decide I speak, but it’s not my voice I’m scripted Motion without choice [Verse 2] Scroll past the silence Fill the gaps with noise Every option handed to me Labeled freedom, labeled choice I rehearse my reactions Like they taught me to do I don’t remember starting I don’t remember you [Pre-Chorus] Hold the frame Don’t resist If it glitches Just persist [Chorus] I’m scripted Every step already planned I’m scripted Lines written on my hands I move, but I don’t arrive I breathe, but I don’t feel alive I’m scripted Running the lines inside [Bridge] If I stop— Does the world keep going? If I break— Do they write me out? (quiet) Say it clean Say it right Don’t ask why Just recite [Final Chorus] I’m scripted Every crack smoothed away I’m scripted Even doubt is on delay If I freeze, roll the tape If I fail, cut the sound I’m scripted— [Outro] —and I don’t know where the script ends and I begin SCREAM