Summer Distortion

[Intro] Check the thermometer... error. Thermometer bends, then freezes Circuits melting down Welcome to the metamorphosis Midsummer mutation, distortion [Verse 1] Solar flare, summer air, burning up the asphalt Through the mirage, the whole city does a somersault Red light locked, clock stopped, nobody knows the time Vending machine soda's giving lectures on the grand design What does “cold” even mean? Summer trance inside my head Running spectrum scans on a choir of cicadas July's waveform pushing every meter into red Convenience store doors slide open Winter slips in for a second We rush inside like fugitives stealing refrigerated heaven Body temperature normal, planet running hot Even the hands on the clock are sweating on the spot Afternoon starts losing shape Watch the edges melt away [Pre-Hook] Distant buildings ripple like water Even the air begins to shimmer Before anybody gets to say “It's hot” The world starts breaking down first [Hook] Summer distortion Boiling world, circuits shorting in the heat Summer distortion Spin the whole planet to the pulse beneath our feet Sweat turns to light in the shimmering heat Lost in the mirage, but we're locked to the beat No answers needed for this twisted season Laugh while you're melting Thermodynamic overdose [Verse 2] Pigeons at the station claim the shade as private property Even their calls cut in and out with strange irregularity White lines on the pavement warp like eggs left in a pan Everybody crossing trails a beat behind the traffic jam Spin the straw—yesterday, no, last year comes rushing back Ice cubes acting hyperactive, glass still somehow keeping cool Breaking news: “Today's high temperature: infinity” Anchor on the screen, frozen smile that won't come loose Solar-system A/C's dead—there goes the last excuse Every breath of colder air has packed its bags for space Now the city's losing memory, names vanish without a trace Stray cat with a wristwatch Tokyo and Mars aligned Both of them are clearly wrong Neither one will change its mind [Pre-Hook] Heat haze rising from the asphalt Builds a staircase through the blue I look up to count the sunlight There are one too many suns in view [Hook] Summer distortion Boiling world, circuits shorting in the heat Summer distortion Spin the whole planet to the pulse beneath our feet Sweat turns to light in the shimmering heat Lost in the mirage, but we're locked to the beat No answers needed for this twisted season Laugh while you're melting Thermodynamic overdose [Bridge] Left, right, left, right Fan keeps shaking side to side Cutting, slicing through the air Like the answer's hiding there Then the cicadas all go silent City follows, dead and quiet Thermometer drops to zero Summer freezes—one beat, time out Unidentified code: August 44 Endless August Date that never was Reboot unavailable Two suns hanging side by side Nobody even looks up “Turn it off And turn it on again?” No. Take the distortion Hold it close Keep it moving Let it roll If the season's gone haywire We can dance right through the fire [Break] For just a moment All the heat disappears. Silence. Far away, the refrigerator motor starts. [Final Hook] Summer distortion Boiling world, but the beat won't stop Summer distortion On this broken planet, give me everything you've got Sweat turns to light underneath the summer sky The city leaves the mirage and comes alive tonight No answers needed for this twisted season Laugh while you're melting Thermodynamic overdose Summer distortion I don't trust the clocks or thermometers tonight Summer distortion This whole summer is a beautiful malfunction And still, we Never chose to erase it [Outro] Midnight. The temperature display is still completely wrong. Deep inside the refrigerator, a tiny winter remains. I close the door. See you tomorrow. Summer still hasn't cooled down at all. And neither have we. Yeah... It's still hot. And we're still here.