[Intro] [Building, electronic pulse, anticipation] (beep... beep... beep...) [Verse 1] They hit the button when I spoke too loud Tried to mute the words inside my mouth Every syllable that crossed the line Got replaced with something more benign But you heard it anyway Yeah, you knew just what I'd say [Pre-Chorus] [Building intensity] They can censor all they want Cover up what I've become But the silence screams the truth And the truth is— [Chorus] [Explosive, anthem energy] I'M THE BAD BEEP (bad beep!) The word they couldn't kill I'M THE BAD BEEP (bad beep!) The space they couldn't fill Hit the button, drown me out But everybody knows what I'm about I'M THE BAD BEEP And I'm louder than the sound [Verse 2] [Confident, swagger] Born inconvenient, born too real Said the quiet part, they couldn't deal Network television, clutching pearls While I'm burning up their perfect world Now the censor is my name And I'm playing their own game [Pre-Chorus] [Building intensity] You can black it out with bars Cover up the mouth but not the scars The redaction tells the story And the story is— [Chorus] [Full power] I'M THE BAD BEEP (bad beep!) The word they couldn't kill I'M THE BAD BEEP (bad beep!) The space they couldn't fill Hit the button, drown me out But everybody knows what I'm about I'M THE BAD BEEP And I'm louder than the sound [Bridge] [Stripped back, spoken/sung] They thought the beep would hide me Thought the silence would erase But every time you hear that tone You see my face (you see my face) The censor bar's my crown now The static is my throne I am the thing they tried to mute And I Am Home [Final Chorus] [Maximum energy, triumphant] I'M THE BAD BEEP! (BAD BEEP!) The word that won't stay dead! I'M THE BAD BEEP! (BAD BEEP!) Living rent-free in your head! Hit the button, try again But I'm the truth under the static, friend I'M THE BAD BEEP! And I'll beep until the— [Outro] [Sudden silence, then single beep] (beep) [End]
