Built Wrong, Runs Fine

[Intro] [FX: machine hum, metal clanks, gear ticks, static pops, engine trying to start] [Vocal Tone: dry, half-spoken, gritty] [Energy: restrained, crooked groove building] Try turning it off and on again Yeah, good luck with that [FX: chain hit, distorted bass slides in] [Verse 1] [Vocal Tone: close, rhythmic, sarcastic] [Energy: low swagger] [Instrumentation: mechanical percussion, slap bass, dirty guitar] Factory settings never fit me Manual missing from the start Loose screw smile and a left-turn heartbeat Bad wiring in the dark Held together by spite and bassline Cheap sparks underneath the skin They said, “Boy, you need rewiring” I said, “Watch this thing kick in” [Pre-Chorus] [Energy: rising tension] [Harmony cues: faint vocal doubles on last line] [Instrumentation: gear ticks build, low brass swells] You can hear me coming loose But I still keep time Every crack under the hood Has a rhythm inside [Chorus] [Energy: big, anthemic] [Harmony cues: layered lead, factory-gospel gang vocals on title] [Beat drop markers: full drums, distorted bass, guitar slam, low brass stabs] Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design Loose screws, crossed wires Still I burn, still I shine Patch me up, I’ll break the line Call me flawed, I call it mine Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design [Post-Chorus] [Energy: punchy chant] [Harmony cues: gang vocal response, subtle talkbox-style accent under title phrase] Built wrong Runs fine Built wrong Runs fine [Verse 2] [Vocal Tone: more aggressive, playful bite] [Energy: tighter groove] [Instrumentation: slap bass forward, slide guitar bends, clanking percussion] They tried to sand down all my edges Tried to make my strange behave But every dent became an engine Every scar became a gauge I run on caffeine, static, stubborn A little smoke, a lot of nerve Not your clean machine, I got teeth in the gears And a kick where it hurts [Pre-Chorus] [Energy: rising harder] [Harmony cues: vocal doubles build, gang voices faint underneath] [Instrumentation: drums widen, brass stabs tease chorus] You can hear me coming loose Still I lock in time Every fault they tried to name Only made me mine [Chorus] [Energy: huge] [Harmony cues: fuller vocal stacks, factory-gospel gang vocals stronger] [Beat drop markers: full impact] Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design Loose screws, crossed wires Still I burn, still I shine Patch me up, I’ll break the line Call me flawed, I call it mine Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design [Bridge] [FX: instruments cut to machine hum, low electrical buzz, distant chain rattle] [Vocal Tone: dry, intimate, raw] [Energy: stripped back, emotional] Maybe I was never broken Maybe I was never meant To fit inside the blueprint They kept trying to invent Maybe all my crooked pieces Know something they don’t know Some machines are made for moving Some are made to overload [Breakdown] [FX: metal hit, rhythm stutters, half-beat malfunction groove] [Vocal Tone: dead dry, close] [Energy: tense pause before impact] Don’t fix what fights back [Beat drop markers: groove glitches, cuts out, then slams back in] [Final Chorus] [Energy: explosive, biggest section] [Harmony cues: gang vocals, stacked harmonies, subtle robotic/talkbox double on “Built wrong, runs fine”] [Instrumentation: full drums, slap bass, distorted guitar, slide guitar bends, low brass stabs, junkyard percussion] Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design Loose screws, crossed wires Still I burn, still I shine Patch me up, I’ll break the line Call me flawed, I call it mine Built wrong, runs fine I’m a beautiful bad design [Final Post-Chorus] [Energy: stomping chant] [Harmony cues: factory-gospel gang vocals, call-and-response] Built wrong Runs fine Built wrong Runs fine Built wrong Runs fine Don’t fix What fights back [Outro] [FX: machine winds down, static fades, final metal hit] [Vocal Tone: low, satisfied] Yeah Still runs fine