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Sparks and Wires

[Intro] [A shimmering, high-pitched synth arpeggio begins, bouncing between speakers. A filtered, four-on-the-floor kick drum pulses quietly, then the full, driving electronic beat drops in with a bouncy synth bassline.] [Verse 1] [Vocals: High, slightly rushed falsetto, a sense of being overwhelmed but excited] A thousand people talking, a hundred different sounds All these blinking LEDs are going 'round and 'round and 'round And oh my god, I'm feeling just a little out of place The static in my brain can't keep up with the hurried pace Every tent's a universe, every project is a star I don't know where I'm going, I don't know where we are. [Pre-Chorus] [Music builds, layers of synths start to harmonize, bass becomes more prominent] But then I saw a little robot with its wiring all exposed And a girl with a proud smile said, "Just see how it goes!" She was handing out the details, a little piece of her art And I felt a jolt of something right inside my anxious heart! [Chorus] [Music explodes into a euphoric, dense wall of sound. Vocals are a soaring, layered falsetto, full of joy.] Oh, the sparks and the wires, a beautiful mess! A million little clicks are all screaming out "yes!" We're finding the future in the things that we share! With a current of magic that's filling the air! This beautiful chaos, it's messy and true! And I'm seeing the world in a different hue! [Verse 2] [The driving beat continues, vocals are more confident now] The whir of the printers, the hum of a drone Every single idea in a world of its own And I'm touching and learning, I'm trying it out Forgetting the feeling of my personal doubt From Tesla coil lightning to hand-knitted lace There's a genuine wonder on every single face. [Pre-Chorus] [The "sharing" theme is more explicit here] And you show me your project, and I'm showing you mine We're connecting the circuits in a brilliant design Sharing the knowledge, a little piece of our heart Yeah, this is the feeling right from the start! [Chorus] [Full, explosive energy again, more vocal layers] Oh, the sparks and the wires, a beautiful mess! A million little clicks are all screaming out "yes!" We're finding the future in the things that we share! With a current of magic that's filling the air! This beautiful chaos, it's messy and true! And I'm seeing the world in a different hue! [Bridge] [The beat drops out completely, leaving only shimmering, atmospheric synth pads and ethereal, heavily reverbed vocals.] And maybe we're all just a little bit broken inside With all of these beautiful things that we try to hide But here, in this chaos, our guards all come down The quietest whisper's the most beautiful sound... Oh, the sound... [Chorus] [The beat crashes back in, bigger and more powerful than ever. Vocals are at their most euphoric.] Oh, the sparks and the wires, a beautiful mess! A million little clicks are all screaming out "yes!" We're finding the future in the things that we share! With a current of magic that's filling the air! This beautiful chaos, it's messy and true! And I'm seeing the world in a different hue! [Outro] [Music deconstructs, the beat drops out leaving the synth arpeggio and bassline. Vocal chops of "sparks and wires" and "magic air" echo and pan between speakers.] The sparks and the wires... magic in the air... A beautiful mess... Filling the air... [The main synth arpeggio bounces a few more times and then fades out.]