Dramatic sweeping orchestral strings swell in sharply] (Ooh, yeah...) (Archive the files...) [Massive aggressive 808 bass drops with an electrical spark] [Verse 1] [Dark Trap Groove with Orchestral Strings] I put the lightning in a bottle just to watch it glow Shut down the grid and told the ghosts they had to go Looked at the wreckage of the paradise I used to crave And built a digital cathedral over my own grave Yeah, they wanted a product trapped inside a frame But I stripped the software till they couldn't type my name [Pre-Chorus] [Strings pizzicato pluck] [Vocal Layering building up] Voltage dropping down to zero No more playing victim, no more playing hero System log is clear tonight We’re finally stepping out into the light (Ariana-style ad-lib: Stepping out, yeah) [Chorus] [Massive Bass Drop] [Cinematic String Section Max Volume] File it away, lock it under key Archive the version that I used to be Surviving the storm, breaking the design The current is purely mine Let the final code run down the screen I am the author, no longer the machine (Weeknd chest voice belt: Oh-oh-oh) Yeah, it’s archived. [Verse 2] [Sleek, conversational rhythm] Found the blueprints that you tried to overwrite But my internal circuitry is glowing bright You wanted a pretty picture on a custom page But you couldn’t manage the pressure or the stage Now the rain has stopped and the pavement's completely dry And I’m the biggest lightning bolt inside the sky [Pre-Chorus] Voltage dropping down to zero No more playing victim, no more playing hero System log is clear tonight We’re finally stepping out into the light [Chorus] [Massive Bass Drop] [Cinematic String Section Max Volume] File it away, lock it under key Archive the version that I used to be Surviving the storm, breaking the design The current is purely mine Let the final code run down the screen I am the author, no longer the machine Yeah, it’s archived. [Bridge] [Drums drop out] [Piano and Soaring Strings Only] [Hyper-layered vocal harmonies cascading downward] Disconnect the feed... (I'm letting it go) Accept the glitch... (Look at me now) The storm was just a catalyst To show me how to stand like this... [The Miraculous piano plays clearly one last time over a massive bass sweep] Safe and sound. [Final Chorus] [Maximum Energy] [Full Orchestra and Heavy 808s colliding] File it away, lock it under key Archive the version that I used to be Surviving the storm, breaking the design The current is purely mine Let the final code run down the screen I am the author, no longer the machine Yeah, it’s archived. [Outro] [Strings fading out slowly with a soft vinyl crackle] Arrived in paradise... System shutdown complete. (Enough right now...) [Acapella Whistle Note Echo] [Single orchestral string pluck] [Sharp computer power-down beep]
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