[Intro – dark synth bass, drill percussion ticking, ice-cold atmosphere] [whispered] lil baby had something to prove... I don't. [Verse 1 – ice-cold, the detachment] What makes you think I care what you think about me I don't even care what I think about me Always changing with the weather — mood swings — mine I'm choosing every one of them — third eye — I don't need your sign You can't even understand me — barely understand yourself Materially got it all worked out — agreed — the shelf Full of trophies — I'm seeing all through that stuff And a whole lot more — more like a hole in the floor Down where your energy's going while you pretend to be real Fitting into nothing — and that's ok — that's the deal You don't need my opinion — you're doing just fine If your aim was to remain normal — same as everybody — the line So keep your opinion to yourself unless it was asked Gossip, Chinese whispers, shadow worship — that's your task [effect: ice crackling] [Hook – anthemic, the perimeter chant] Leave my node alone! (leave it!) — it's not for you Leave my node alone! (leave it!) — not your shadow's food Leave my node alone! (leave it!) — the circuit's closed Leave my node alone! (leave it!) — consent renounced, disclosed (Not your food!) — I feel them, oh so hungry (Not your food!) — your thirst ain't gonna touch me (Not your food!) — the griffin's at the gate Leave my node alone — before it's too late [effect: gate slamming] [Verse 2 – faster, the mirror warning] I know where the light lives at — mirror mirror, you haven't faced That yet — get too close to me, I'm gonna show you it — no regret You can find out all about it — all you gotta do Is arouse my anger — then find out death ain't just One heartbeat away — it's the shadow that dies, not me I'm doing fine — what can I really say To another not awakened to themselves — anyway Who's listening — who's projecting what they wish others see Who's feeling — body knows before the mind — the key Immaterial is where the true power's at Material's just a reflection — a simulation of that And really your aura ain't that bright for a reason Your bubble's already popped — leaking light — the season Fractured glass everywhere — shadows coming and going At their will — dirty grid — and you gave away all your consent [effect: glass tinkling, wind] [Hook – full] [Verse 3 – fastest, the circuit] Don't even believe in yourself — otherwise you'd know better So please — stay over there — leave my node — it's not for the Shadows' food — I feel them — oh so hungry, thirsty too You are as well — draining you — I see the loop I'm an open circuit — you're just looping desert I'm not even concerned — shadows ain't nothing without light See but can't touch mine — consent renounced long ago I ain't even playing their game — they just get smoked Without me even having to think on it — automatic The field does the work — the griffin does the static [effect: electrical hum, deep and steady] [Bridge – stripped, bass and voice, the warning] Arouse my anger... [effect: heartbeat, slow] and find out what a mirror does [effect: silence] when you throw something at it. [effect: shattering, single crack] [Verse 4 – the landing, the beasts] Griffin in my bones — dragon I'm riding it We all friends — the whole armory residing in One node — open circuit — closed to the drain The desert loops without me — I'm on the open plain You want in? Bring the real — bring the truth, no disguise Otherwise stay over there — my node's not your prize The hungry shadows starve outside the gate The griffin keeps the post — the dragon keeps the state And me? I'm doing fine — choosing every mood Third eye selecting calm — the calm is the food That feeds the only thing worth feeding here The rest of you can go — your exit's clear [effect: wings, slow and vast] [Final Hook – biggest, full perimeter] [Outro – percussion drops, night wind] [deadpan spoken, low] They came hungry... [effect: soft laugh] and forgot the gate was guarded [effect: pause] by something that eats shadows [effect: silence] for breakfast. [effect: silence] Leave my node alone.
