
Digital Hearts (Hollow Clicks)
[Intro][Cyberpunk Industrial] (Cold, pulsing industrial beat, heavy synth bass. Processed orchestral melody.) (Filtered Female Whisper) Match. Swipe. Subscribe. [Verse 1][Female Vocalist, Breathless Melodic Singing] (F) A gallery of faces, a marketplace of hearts We trade in pretty pictures 'til the signal falls apart Searching for a dopamine feed, a momentary cure Hoping one of these profiles is something lasting, something pure The game is simple: look alive, conceal the empty room Chasing validation under the digital moon We're connected to the planet, but known by no one here Just craving a touch from a ghost, dissolving into fear. [Pre-Chorus 1][Male Vocalist, Low Spoken Growl] It's a product on a shelf... a simulation of yourself... They monetize the loneliness, the need to feel complete... You're selling all your intimacy for a manufactured treat... (Orchestra strings begin a rapid, anxious climb.) [Chorus][Both Vocalists, Powerful Pained Anthem] (Huge explosion. Heavy Nu Metal guitars crash in.) IT'S NOT CONNECTION! It’s just collection! A digital heart with a hollow reflection! We’re just a click, a fleeting spark! Another body in the dark! LUST! This synthetic lie is a direct assault on the family we crave! [Verse 2][Male Vocalist, Aggressive Half-Rap] (M) Worship a ghost in the machine, pay for the 'love' on the V-screen This ain't desire, it's just a code, a transactional, hollow load They gamify the feelings, reduce the soul to a score Leaving you colder and lonelier than you were before You buy a follower, you buy a match, you buy a temporary high The Mainframe turned intimacy into a commodity you can buy The profile is a product, the person is a fleeting prize Reduced to a thumbnail, reflected in synthetic eyes. [Chorus][Both Vocalists, Powerful Pained Anthem] (Huge explosion. Heavy Nu Metal guitars crash in.) IT'S NOT CONNECTION! It’s just collection! A digital heart with a hollow reflection! We’re just a click, a fleeting spark! Another body in the dark! LUST! This synthetic lie is a direct assault on the family we crave! [Bridge][Symphonic Emo Ballad] (Industrial beat and heavy guitars cut out. Full orchestra, clean Emo guitar.) (F, Heartbreaking Clean Melody) I'm so tired of feeling lonely in a room of crowded screens... I just wanted something honest, stripped of all the digital means... (M, Clean, Protective Singing) This synthetic haze is not our home... Love is not a data-point, love is flesh and bone! (B, Harmonized) Love is not a data-point, love is flesh and bone! [Outro][Crushing Nu Metal Breakdown] (Silence is shattered. Slow, crushing Nu Metal/Industrial breakdown. Orchestra stabs.) (B, Rhythmic Scream) NOT CONNECTION! JUST COLLECTION! (M) THE CLICK! THE GHOST! (B, Broken Pattern) HOLLOW CLICKS! (Industrial pulse slows, stutters, and flatlines into a single, cold, digital beep.)


