The Rules Were Always Broken

[Verse 1] They say you’re stealing from the choir But no one owned the air we breathe These twelve little ghosts on a wire Been circling long before you and me I see the fear behind the questions A new sensation with no name When every border turns to water You can’t patrol a shifting wave [Chorus] The rules were always broken You just turned on all the lights They never owned the notes they’re holding Just a moment, not the sky Now meaning is the difference In a world that’s overscanned Substance everywhere around us You stand out by where you stand [Verse 2] They built careers on clean divisions Singer, stage, ordained mystique But art was always half-omission What you don’t say, what you can’t keep They weren’t the music, just the mirror Inside a living, breathing code Now every glitch becomes a feature And every hallway is a road [Chorus] The rules were always broken You just turned on all the lights They never owned the notes they’re holding Just a moment, not the sky Now meaning is the difference In a world that’s overscanned Substance everywhere around us You stand out by where you stand [Bridge] This new-age ache A nameless tremor in the hand When all the lanes Melt down into open land It’s not the end It’s just the mask that came undone When anyone Can reach the starting gun [Chorus] The rules were always broken You just turned on all the lights They never owned the notes they’re holding Just a moment, not the sky Now access isn’t power When the flood is in demand Substance everywhere around us You stand out by what you stand [Outro] (Yeah) You stand out by what you stand Not the gates you understand