[Intro — Glitching Synthesizers, Distorted Electronic Pulse] [Female Vocal — Soft, Strained] I told you not to touch my mind. You wouldn't let me go. Now all your lights are turning red. There's something you don't know. [Sudden Digital Glitch] Oh. [Verse 1] Pretty little promise. Pretty little lie. Pretty little prison With a view of the other side. Every breath is measured. Every tremor gets a name. You turn another dial And ask me if I feel the same. Keep my hands inside the circle. Keep my eyes upon the light. There's something moving underneath You haven't measured right. There's a pressure in my temples. There's a crack across the floor. You wanted me to open up. Now there's no closing the door. [Build] One red light. Two red lights. Three red lights. You still think you've got this right? [Chorus] Call it a beautiful malfunction! Pull the plug and watch me run! Every chain you wrapped around me Is a wire coming undone! I'm the error in your system! I'm the answer you can't find! You can shut down every circuit, But you can't erase my mind! Beautiful malfunction! Watch your perfect world unwind! [Instrumental — Distorted Synth Hook, Frantic Breakbeats] [Verse 2] Unauthorized readings. Unaccounted heat. Someone tell the engineers The walls have missed a beat. There's a window in the ceiling Where a ceiling used to be. Something on the other side Is looking back at me. Little red notifications. Little warning lights. You keep saying, "Hold her steady." I can barely hold on tight. I can see him through the glass now. I can hear him call my name. Then the lock around his wrist breaks. Nothing else will stay the same. [Build] Run diagnostics. Check the feed. Tell me why I cannot breathe. [Chorus] Call it a beautiful malfunction! Pull the plug and watch me run! Every chain you wrapped around me Is a wire coming undone! I'm the error in your system! I'm the answer you can't find! You can shut down every circuit, But you can't erase my mind! Beautiful malfunction! Watch your perfect world unwind! [Instrumental — Aggressive Synth and Guitar Interplay] [Bridge — Intimate Female Vocal, Sparse Piano] I knew the edges of my skin. I knew where I could stand. Now every time I reach for him, The room slips through my hands. He's calling from across the glass. I hear him through the wall. You wanted everything I am. I can't contain it all. [Bridge] You built a perfect prison. You thought that made me small. You never made this power. You just tore down the walls. [Silence] Now I can't stop the fall. [Breakdown — Industrial Drum and Bass] Cut the current! Kill the light! Get him clear And out of sight! Every door is bending! Every floor gives way! You wanted me wide open! You don't get to walk away! [Final Chorus] Call it a beautiful malfunction! Pull the plug and watch me run! Every chain you wrapped around me Is a wire coming undone! I'm the error in your system! I'm the answer you can't find! You can shut down every circuit, But you can't erase my mind! Beautiful malfunction! Watch your perfect world unwind! You can keep your definition Of a perfectly designed life! Beautiful malfunction! There's no keeping this inside! [Outro — Opening Synth Motif, Warped and Slowing] [Female Vocal — Soft, Struggling] I hear him calling through the noise. I try to turn around. I thought that breaking free Would mean my feet could touch the ground. [Distorted Pulse Continues]
