[Intro - distorted cyber pulse, tense guitar riff, pounding drums] [Verse 1 - vicious fast female growl-rap, dense hostile delivery] WOKE UP, GOT DRESSED, LEFT THE HOUSE, THAT'S ALREADY MORE THAN ENOUGH, DON'T NEED QUESTIONS, DON'T NEED SMALL TALK, DON'T NEED ANY HUMAN STUFF, HEADPHONES ON, EYES STRAIGHT AHEAD, UNIVERSAL FUCKING SIGN, I'M NOT SAD AND I'M NOT ANGRY, I JUST DON'T WANT TO INTERACT THIS TIME THEN SOMEBODY SAYS "GOOD MORNING!" WHY? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? NOW I'M EXPECTED TO RESPOND AND PARTICIPATE SOCIALLY, FORCE A SMILE, SAY IT BACK, PERFECT, GREAT, WE BOTH SURVIVED— NOW PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR EXISTENCE AND LET ME GET BACK TO MINE [Pre-Chorus - tense melodic female vocals] Nothing personal Nothing's wrong I just want to disappear For a little while Without anybody Noticing I'm here [Chorus - powerful dark melodic female vocals, heavy driving guitars] Do not fucking perceive me Turn your eyes the other way I don't wanna be a person Anyone can reach today Do not fucking perceive me Let me fade into the wall I don't hate you, I just really Don't wanna fucking talk at all [Verse 2 - deep female growl shout-rap, increasingly aggressive] THEN THEY HIT ME WITH "YOU'RE QUIET", YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS, GREAT DETECTION, WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT OBSERVATION? "ARE YOU OKAY?" YES I'M FINE, "YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE YOURSELF TODAY", MAYBE MYSELF DOESN'T FUCKING FEEL LIKE PUTTING HERSELF ON DISPLAY WHY'S SILENCE NEED A REASON? WHY'S EXISTING NOT ENOUGH? WHY'S MY FACE A PUBLIC DASHBOARD GIVING EVERYONE A STATUS UPDATE? NO, I'M NOT MAD AT YOU, NO, YOU DIDN'T DO A THING, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUCKING BANDWIDTH FOR THE ENERGY YOU BRING I HAVE DEPLOYED EVERY UNIVERSAL SYMBOL FOR LEAVE ME ALONE, SHORT REPLIES, NO EYE CONTACT, HEADPHONES PRACTICALLY FUCKING GROWN INTO MY SKULL— AND STILL YOU'RE HERE ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO COMPLETE A SIDE QUEST CALLED "MAKE HER FUCKING SPEAK" [Chorus - larger dark clean vocals with aggressive backing shouts] Do not fucking perceive me Turn your eyes the other way I don't wanna be a person Anyone can reach today Do not fucking perceive me Let me vanish for a while Please don't tell me I look tired I KNOW THAT'S WHY I DON'T FUCKING SMILE [Cyber Breakdown - crushing mechanical beat, low syncopated riffs, guttural female shouts] DON'T LOOK DON'T ASK DON'T MAKE ME MASK DON'T PULL ME OUT I'M FUCKING PEOPLED OUT [Verse 3 - extremely fast female growl-rap, claustrophobic machine-gun flow] NO I DON'T NEED CHEERING UP, NO I DON'T NEED HELP CONNECTING, NO THIS ISN'T SOME EMERGENCY REQUIRING REDIRECTION, I CAN LIKE YOU, LOVE YOU, CARE ABOUT YOU, STILL NOT WANT YOU IN MY FACE, HUMAN SOCIAL BATTERY ISN'T SOME INFINITE FUCKING RESOURCE I REPLACE SOME DAYS EVERY LITTLE QUESTION FEELS LIKE SOMETHING I MUST LIFT, EVERY WORD REQUIRES AN ANSWER, EVERY LOOK BECOMES A SHIFT, HOLD MY FACE RIGHT, WATCH MY TONE, MAKE THE CORRECT APPROPRIATE SOUND— OR I COULD JUST BE FUCKING QUIET WITHOUT SOMEBODY COMING ROUND TO ASK ME WHY I'M QUIET WHICH REQUIRES ME TO TALK ABOUT WHY I DON'T WANNA TALK DO YOU SEE THE FUCKING FLAW? [Bridge - dark restrained clean female vocals, tense electronic pulse] Let me be background noise Let me pass without a trace I don't need to be included I don't need to fill the space I'll come back when I can mean it I'll come find you when I can Till then loving me can look like Leaving me the fuck alone [Instrumental Surge - distorted 808s, frantic drums, rising mechanical guitars] [Final Verse - ferocious maximum-speed female shout-rap, escalating aggression] AND DON'T TAKE IT AS REJECTION, DON'T INVENT A FUCKING WAR, DON'T ASSUME THAT MY WITHDRAWAL MEANS I DON'T LIKE YOU ANYMORE, I AM NOT A CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK THAT HAS TO STAY ONLINE, SOMETIMES ACCESS TO MY PERSONALITY IS CLOSED FOR FUCKING MAINTENANCE TIME NO STATUS LIGHT, NO LIVE SUPPORT, NO "SHE'S TYPING" BUBBLE IN MY HEAD, NO OBLIGATION TO PERFORM JUST 'CAUSE SOMEBODY KNOWS I'M NOT IN BED, LET ME WALK AND LET ME BREATHE AND LET ME EXIST WITHOUT A ROLE— YOU DON'T NEED CONSTANT ACCESS TO KNOW I HAVEN'T FUCKING GONE SO IF YOU SEE ME IN THE WILD WITH HEADPHONES ON AND DEAD-EYED STARE THERE'S ONE EXTREMELY SIMPLE WAY TO SHOW ME THAT YOU FUCKING CARE— [deep sustained growl] PRETEND I'M NOT FUCKING THERE [Final Chorus - enormous dark melodic female vocals, crushing guitars and layered aggressive backing vocals] Do not fucking perceive me Let me disappear today I don't wanna be a person Anyone can reach this way Do not fucking perceive me I will come back when I'm whole Sometimes all the love I need is LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE [Outro - heavy riff slowing into distorted digital decay, no vocals]
