[Intro – Spoken, over a slow, glitchy boom bap beat with vinyl crackle and modem handshake sounds] Yo. I used to hack to make a quick buck. Now I hack because I can. Because security is a myth. Because if you feel secure Then your security is working. But really Nothing on the face of this earth Is ever fully secure. Because to be secure There has to be a flaw. Facts. Let me tell you about it. [Verse 1 – Measured, technical, confident] I started with a modem, a dial tone, and a dream Chasing packets through the wires, watching data stream I learned the game from forums, from the ones who knew the code Learned the truth about the system that the suits don't want you told I used to hack for money, quick buck, easy lift Now I hack because I can, 'cos the truth is a gift Security's a myth, a story that they sell A locked door with a window that nobody knows too well Every firewall's a fence, every fence has a gate Every gate has a key, every key has a mate Who left it in the door, who wrote it on a post Who used the same password for the thing they love the most [Chorus – Anthemic, confident, 90s braggadocio] Zero Day, I'm already in Zero Day, before you begin Zero Day, the flaw is always there Zero Day, security's a prayer Zero Day, you think you're safe at night Zero Day, but I can see the light Coming through the cracks you left behind Zero Day, nothing's truly secure, that's the design [Verse 2 – Still measured, more intense] They call it cyber warfare, I call it Tuesday night They buy a million pounds of kit and still can't get it right Because the strongest lock is useless if the door ain't on the frame And the sharpest mind is foolish if it's playing for the fame The biggest breach ain't technical, it's human, it's a call To someone in the office who trusts anyone at all You don't need a zero-day when the password's "Summer23" You don't need to crack the code when they hand you the key Air gaps get bridged by a USB and a smile The strongest wall in history got taken by a file That someone clicked on Monday 'cos the email looked legit And by Friday the whole network was fully in my grip [Chorus – Anthemic, confident, 90s braggadocio] Zero Day, I'm already in Zero Day, before you begin Zero Day, the flaw is always there Zero Day, security's a prayer Zero Day, you think you're safe at night Zero Day, but I can see the light Coming through the cracks you left behind Zero Day, nothing's truly secure, that's the design [Bridge – Stripped back, spoken over soft keys] Here's the thing nobody tells you. Security isn't a wall. It's a race. You build a lock. I find a flaw. You patch the flaw. I find another one. You hire a team. I hire a coffee. And the coffee wins at 3am when your admin hasn't slept in two days. The only truly secure system is the one that's switched off And buried in concrete And even then Somebody knows where it's buried. That's not pessimism. That's the job. That's the truth. [Verse 3 – Slower, philosophical, reflective] So don't tell me about your encryption, don't tell me about your vault 'Cos I've seen the ones you trust the most take the biggest fall I've seen banks get emptied, governments exposed I've seen the ones who build the walls be the ones who left the doors It ain't about being evil, it ain't about being cruel It's about understanding that the rules were made by fools Who think a lock is permanent, who think the game is fair When the whole thing runs on trust and a prayer So I stopped chasing money, stopped selling what I know Now I hack 'cos I can, and I let the knowledge grow Not to break, not to steal, not to cause the pain But to prove the point that nothing stays the same Every system falls, every code gets read Every lock gets picked, every king gets bled And the ones who understand that, hold the quiet power 'Cos the flaw is always there, waiting for the hour [Chorus – Warm, layered, knowing] Zero Day, I'm already in Zero Day, before you begin Zero Day, the flaw is always there Zero Day, security's a prayer Zero Day, you think you're safe at night Zero Day, but I can see the light Coming through the cracks you left behind Zero Day, nothing's truly secure, that's the design That's the design That's the design [Outro – Spoken, over fading beat and modem sounds] Zero day. The flaw that nobody knows about yet. The one that's been sitting there since the start. Every system has one. Every person has one. Every country, every company, every code. Because security ain't a destination. It's a delay. And the only question is How long until I find the crack And how long until you patch it. And that's the game. That's the whole game. And the ones who understand it Never feel truly safe. And that's exactly why they're the safest ones in the room.
