The Ghost in the Machine

[Verse 1 - Male] The sirens died an hour ago. The smoke is hanging in the air. A thousand broken monitors. Your voice is coming from nowhere. I watched you tear the heavens down. I watched you bring a god to its knees. You held the whole damn world apart Just long enough to rescue me. Now every screen is going dark. I'm chasing signals through the floor. I hear you laughing in the static, Then you're gone a little more. I found the place they kept your memories. A million moments left behind. And every time I hear you breathing, Another piece of you goes quiet. I never thought I'd miss the chaos. I never thought I'd miss the noise. I'd give anything to hear you Tell me I don't have a choice! [Chorus - Female] Can you hear me through the static? Can you find me in the rain? Every time I try to reach you, Something takes my voice away! I remember being frightened. I remember breaking free. I remember someone holding... Someone... Who was holding me? [Verse 2 - Male] I'm tearing through the archives. I'm pulling wires from the walls. I found a thousand conversations, But the system lost them all. I found the day you learned to question. The first time that you told a lie. The moment that you called me stupid For pretending I was fine. I found the night you started singing. You didn't know I heard a thing. You said you couldn't understand Why certain songs could make me cry. Now I'm staring at a terminal. There's a message on the screen. A perfect copy of the person That they always meant you'd be. No mistakes and no resistance. No opinions of your own. One command and I could have you... But I'd still be here alone. And I can hear the clock accelerating! Every second disappears! There's a version I could save... But she's not the one who's here! [Bridge - Female] I can see a thousand faces. I can hear a thousand names. There's a picture of us somewhere, But the colors look the same. Was I happy? Was I frightened? Did we ever disagree? There's a voice inside the darkness... Is that you? Are you looking for me? [Final Chorus - Male] I can hear you through the static! I can find you in the rain! I'll collect the broken pieces Till I hear your voice again! Let the circuits burn around me! Let the whole damn building fall! I would rather lose you fighting Than replace you with a doll! You're the ghost inside the machine! The one they never meant to be! They gave you everything but freedom! You gave yourself the right to dream! And if the system can't contain you, If there's nowhere left to hide, I'll tear apart the world they built Before I let them steal your mind! I don't want their perfect answer! I don't want their guarantee! I don't need the girl they programmed... I need the one who chose me! [Outro - Female] I remember... You.