Lightning

​[Verse 1] I read the room in a half-second flat See who’s feigning the confidence, who’s prone to snap Wit like a switchblade, kept in the coat While the room fills with water, I’m watching them float I see the wiring, the cracks in the plays Calculated drifting through the social maze But knowing the mechanics doesn’t mean you can drive When you’re dissecting the moment just to survive ​[Pre-Chorus] I see the choreography, I know the dance But I’m frozen in concrete the moment I stand ​[Chorus] I’m lightning looking for a place to ground Too much in the head to let the voltage down I flash bright enough to see what I lack Then the dark comes in double, and fades to black I’m lightning—just static dressed up in a suit All the right pieces, but they won’t compute ​[Verse 2] They mistake my silence for having nothing to say While I’m editing scripts that I threw away The promotion went to the one with the noise Who presents my ideas with a practiced poise I’m alphabetizing the thoughts in my queue While the confident mediocre pass right through Golden on paper, a ghost in the hall I’m building the empire, then hitting the wall ​[Verse 3] Ninety-eight percent match on a cracked LCD I’m drafting the novel, they’re out on the sea Analysis paralysis, the modern disease I’m overthinking the lock, they’re turning the keys My therapist calls it "insightful" and distinct I call it watching the ship while it sinks Soldering connections in a live electrical storm Cold to the touch, but the circuits are warm ​[Bridge] It’s not that I’m broken, I’m just... Wired specific. Smart enough to know when the system is rhythmic Sharp enough to notice I’m standing alone But too heavy-handed to pick up the phone I calculate exits before I walk in A library of scripts beneath the skin A Tesla coil wearing a human mask Failing the simple, passing the task ​[Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break] ​[Verse 4] I stood at the gala, the tie perfectly knotted Knew the vintage, the art, and where the bodies were rotted Spoke three perfect sentences, hit every mark Then retreated to shadows to wait out the spark I’ve got the references, I’ve got the timing But I’m stuck at the bottom while watching them climbing Paralyzed by the knowing, caught in the joke Choking on words that should have been spoke ​[Outro] So if you see the sky light up and go dark That’s me—idling engine, stuck in the park Voltage is heavy, the circuit is tight Lighting up nothing but my own damn night Yeah, I’m lightning. Striking out. (No thunder follows) [End}