[Verse 1] I woke up in a room that knew my name Same crack in the ceiling, same blue flame The clock on the wall kept losing time Like it was blinking from the other side My mirror gave me back a softer face With a tiny lag in the smile it made I touched the glass, it touched me back Then the whole damn morning went off track [Pre-Chorus] And I swear I heard a breath Behind the wall, behind my neck Every door had a locked-in hum Like somebody counted every one [Chorus] I live in a simulation (Baby, I know) I live in a simulation (Please let me go) Same hands, same room, same motion Same dream in a hidden ocean I live in a simulation And I can feel the code [Verse 2] At the corner store, the clerk knew my fear Before I said it, he leaned in near He said, "You’re late," then he looked away Like he’d seen me break this way before today The dog on the stoop barked twice at me Then froze like a line that forgot to breathe A truck rolled by with my old red cap In the backseat, folded flat [Pre-Chorus] And every little sign Was a hand inside the line Every stranger in the rain Moved like they were plugged into the veins [Chorus] I live in a simulation (Baby, I know) I live in a simulation (Please let me go) Same hands, same room, same motion Same dream in a hidden ocean I live in a simulation And I can feel the code [Bridge] If I scream, do they hear it? If I leave, does the door still know my shape? I found a seam in the evening A silver stitch where the sky wouldn’t break I pressed my ear to the silence Heard a thousand lives behind the wall Some were laughing, some were crying Some were waiting for the fall [Breakdown] Take me out Take me out If this is all, then make it count Take me out Take me out I’m tired of being mapped out [Final Chorus] I live in a simulation (Baby, I know) I live in a simulation (Please let me go) Same hands, same room, same motion Same dream in a hidden ocean I live in a simulation And I can feel the code I live in a simulation (You feel it too) I live in a simulation (So do you) When the world starts glitching open I’ll be standing in the moment I live in a simulation And I know what to do
