[Intro - spooky chopped old soul sample, detuned piano, vinyl crackle, faint electrical buzz] [old sample chop] Lights flicker Still shining [spoken monotone, amused] Yeah Bad wiring Good instincts [small laugh] House was not up to code Neither was I [Verse 1 - dazed monotone melodic rap, dry close vocal] Bad wiring, good instincts, lights flicker when I walk in Whole room blinking like, “Bro, not this again” Thin walls, cheap blinds, outlet got opinions I was raised by low ceilings and suspicious extension cords Coffee taste burnt, still called it luxury Bills on the fridge looking way too smug to me I had a dream with a fever and a custody issue Every time I tried to leave, the past said, “I miss you” Trailer steps, cold socks, bad little weather Laptop hot like, “We dying together?” Beat machine blinking in a room with no mercy I said, “Relax, if I crash, you coming with me” Construction dust hoodie, saw blade lullaby Quarterback eyes, I could read when the love lied Four laps in my legs, whole past in the outside Running from the dark till the dark needed roadside [Pre-Chorus - drums thin out, sample filters, low 808 hum] I don’t panic, I troubleshoot I don’t cry, I reboot If the room gets strange I blame the wiring and move cute [Chorus - catchy haunted hook, restrained low harmony] Bad wiring, good instincts Lights flicker when the room thinks I came broken with the blueprint Bad wiring, good instincts Bad wiring, big voltage Still made a hit out the outage If the whole thing sparks when I touch it That’s not damage, that’s coverage [Post-Chorus - chopped sample call-and-response, monotone earworm] Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Good timing Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Still climbing [Verse 2 - harder pocket, funny-cold swagger] Look, I had nervous system jazz, real loose arrangement Anxiety doing maintenance without an appointment Depression in the basement with a clipboard saying “Per my last email, we should keep delaying” I said, “Damn, even my demons got corporate tone” They said, “Circle back later,” I said, “Not in my home” Pills had me quiet like a phone with no owner I survived that season, now the low act donor I’m not fake tough, I got tired of target practice Young me got hands, but the form was disastrous I don’t recommend rage, too much cleanup after But helpless gets old when the room keeps laughing Women say I’m hard to read, that’s electrical damage I promise big things, then the grid can’t manage Big heart, bad breaker, love with a bandwidth I mean every word, just don’t check the manual Still loyal as a porch dog, don’t kick at the frame I can take a bad day, not a pattern with my name Disrespect touch the wire, then I go airplane You can’t short me out and complain when I change [Pre-Chorus - deadpan melodic lift, piano detunes harder] I don’t panic, I troubleshoot I don’t cry, I reboot If the room gets strange I blame the wiring and move cute [Chorus - bigger 808, subtle octave double] Bad wiring, good instincts Lights flicker when the room thinks I came broken with the blueprint Bad wiring, good instincts Bad wiring, big voltage Still made a hit out the outage If the whole thing sparks when I touch it That’s not damage, that’s coverage [Post-Chorus - sample chopped tighter, catchy] Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Good timing Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Still climbing [Bridge - beat drops to detuned piano, old sample crackle, room hum] I ain’t trying to be fixed like a project I just need peace with compatible sockets Some nights I still hear the old house talking Like, “You sure you deserve where you walking?” Dad in the brake lights, grief in the breaker box Bills in the kitchen doing TED Talks I made loops where the signal got lost Then called it art because “coping” sounds soft [soft falsetto lift, barely there] Maybe I’m not broken Maybe I’m built strange Maybe all this static Was just learning my name [spoken deadpan] Could be trauma Could be tone [Build - 808 slides back, warped choir swells, crisp drums widen] Bad room, good hook, loose wire, clean fit Old pain, new bass, small spark, big switch Thin walls, track legs, dark jokes, quick wit If the lights go out, I know what to do with it [Final Chorus - cathartic but cool, wide drums, controlled ad-libs] Bad wiring, good instincts Lights flicker when the room thinks I came broken with the blueprint Bad wiring, good instincts Bad wiring, big voltage Still made a hit out the outage If the whole thing sparks when I touch it That’s not damage, that’s coverage [Final Post-Chorus - repeat and build, old sample answers] Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Good timing Lights flicker Still shining Bad wiring Still climbing [Outro - sample slows, faint electrical buzz, d
