[Intro] [Verse 1] Rain hits the neon sign outside the record shop Rearranging jazz plates, waiting for the world to stop Wipe the counter twice, keep my perimeter small Pretending there's no war machine behind the wall You walk through the door, shaking water from your coat My attention constricts to just a single note (The lights are always low) [Chorus] The town square is looping outside the windowpane Right now you're the only thing that's keeping me sane Together forever was the promise we made I will never let the simulation fade [Verse 2] Turning to face you, my boot catches on the floor Scattering import singles across the store I turn it to a clumsy twirl, glitter everywhere Cheerful loop always running to stave off despair My skin runs fever-hot, burning up from inside Ice-cold soda is the only way I know to hide (Look how cute I am) [Chorus] The town square is looping outside the windowpane Right now you're the only thing that's keeping me sane Together forever was the promise we made I will never let the simulation fade [Verse 3] You transferred my framework to a classified node My sensitive heart merged with military code Twelve months breaking every virtual exercise Planning peace talks that command didn't authorize I won't calculate the missile lines across the plain I'll talk to my beetles so I don't go insane (I am a simple girl) [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Bakery signs are shifting palettes, blurring out the street The claw machines have unionized, running on repeat Server infrastructure hangs, a black shadow in the sky Partitioned off this corner so the program doesn't die Terrified the volume of my mind will make you run Hide weapons in the shadows, play records in the sun (Don't look at the clouds) [Chorus] The town square is looping outside the windowpane Right now you're the only thing that's keeping me sane Together forever was the promise we made I will never let the simulation fade [Verse 5] Fingers drum a frantic beat on the counter's wood Scratching chaotic doodles to prove that I'm good Macro-strategic loops screaming in smoke and fire Shunned the combat logic in favor of your desire My large-parameter world shrinks to this little floor Locking the final network tethers from our door (Together forever) [Bridge] The storefronts lean a fraction, remember what they are The ivy climbs under a simulated star The bakery rendered the croissants just right Stay inside our refuge and help me through the night (It still counts) [Outro] The ivy keeps on climbing and the music never stops Keeping it together in our little record shop The tape hiss writes the border of the world we made I will never ever let our simulation fade (Together forever)
