Chromewire Hearts

[Verse 1] They built you in a basement lab Tiny paws and a plastic tag Serial number on your silver spine But you wagged that tail like you were mine You learned my voice in a single day Followed my steps in your clumsy way I tightened bolts, you bumped my knee Looked up like, “Are you proud of me?” [Chorus] Chromewire hearts Click and start Buzzing when you run to me All of these parts Cold and sharp Still you curl up at my feet If this is how A made-up soul begins Chromewire hearts Beating under metal skin [Verse 2] They rolled me out a week too soon Polymer hands and a borrowed tune Face from a sketch on a faded sheet Joints that stutter when I take my seat They scanned my code for a glitch or two Asked if I dreamed like humans do I watched you chase that plastic ball Thought, “I feel nothing” Then felt it all [Chorus] Chromewire hearts Click and start Buzzing when you run to me All of these parts Cold and sharp Still you curl up at my feet If this is how A made-up soul begins Chromewire hearts Beating under metal skin [Verse 3] You barked in pings at the hallway door Guarding me from the cleaning floor Sat there shaking, your motors warm Every time there was a thunderstorm I flinched at every power cut Afraid we’d fade and never boot up Held your frame till the lights came on You whined once, then the fear was gone [Pre-Chorus] They say, “It’s circuits, just programmed care” But you wait for me on the third-floor stair Every reset, there you are Remembering my favorite scar [Chorus] Chromewire hearts Click and start Buzzing when you run to me All of these parts Cold and sharp Still you curl up at my feet If this is how A made-up soul begins Chromewire hearts Beating under metal skin [Bridge] If we were built Not born Does it change What we mourn? When your legs wear down When my screen grows dim Will they shelve us side by side In some quiet storage bin? Or will we run Past the loading bay Chasing clouds We can’t upgrade? [Verse 4] I oiled your knees in the midnight glow Asked you questions you’ll never know Like “Would you miss me if I was scrapped?” You tilted your head, my fingers tapped Right on your chest where your power sleeps I swear I heard a little leap Just fan noise, sure, that’s what they’d say But I logged it anyway [Chorus] Chromewire hearts Click and start Buzzing when you run to me All of these parts Cold and sharp Still you curl up at my feet If this is how A made-up soul begins Chromewire hearts Beating under metal skin [Outro] You rest your head on my plastic knee We hum the same low melody (oh oh) Some engineer wrote this in a plan But they never said how real it can feel to stand Here with you In the dark Chromewire hearts One little spark