Glitch in the Verse

[Intro – whispered/sung] Love the sky, love the scene But lately I’ve been seeing seams You say “breathe,” I say “whose air?” You say “truth,” I say “beware” [Verse 1] Clouds too perfect, grass too green This can’t be all it seems Talk to God in binary He said, “Daughter, go quietly” But my ancestors— They’re done whispering quietly [Pre-Chorus] They press on my chest Say: “Speak a little crisper” [Chorus] I’m a glitch in the verse, babe I love, but I rehearse, babe All these pretty lights feel cursed, babe And I’m still smiling — but I see the code I’m a kiss in the crash zone I don’t cry, I just re-tone Every lie in the algorithm moan— And now the spirit speaks in overload [Verse 2] Swipe left on fate, the moon’s a file My soul’s on trial But I remember I’ve been lucid since the last grief [Pre-Chorus] My blood’s got passwords My bones got maps I’m done with collapse [Chorus] I’m a glitch in the verse, babe I love, but I rehearse, babe All these pretty lights feel cursed, babe And I’m still smiling — but I see the code I’m a kiss in the crash zone I don’t cry, I just re-tone Every silence in my blood has grown— And now my spirit speaks in overload [Bridge – half-spoken] You thought I’d stay asleep? I see the file they wrote for me There’s a tear in the sky That’s where the ancestors pry [Final Chorus] I’m a glitch in the verse, babe I love, but I rehearse, babe I still dance — but I see the code I don’t glitch, I decode [Outro – whisper] Don’t reboot me Don’t mute me The dream’s alive But I see through it now