[Intro] (Sound of a tape deck hissing, followed by a crisp, finger-picked acoustic guitar. A faint, reverse-reverb vocal loop creates a rhythmic pulse in the background.) [Verse 1] I was counting the cracks in the ceiling plaster Waiting for the roof to cave I was a skipping record, a loop of disaster Digging my own shallow grave The dust settled heavy on the window pane Static buzzing in the wool of my coat I was trying to tune in the weather station But I was choking on the smoke in my throat [Pre-Chorus] (The acoustic guitar is joined by a deep, sub-bass pulse. The percussion is glitchy—like drum sticks hitting glass.) Then the signal cleared Like wind through a wire You found the hard drive And you threw it in the fire [Chorus] (Vocals become layered/harmonized with a vocoder effect. Lush, warm synth pads swell behind the acoustic guitar.) And I am redeemed Paid for in light, stitched at the seam Woke up from the glitch of a fever dream Clean as the water in a digital stream Redeemed. (Redeemed, redeemed...) (Echoes out into a delay) [Verse 2] (Beat drops out. Just a lonely piano line and the sound of rain recorded on a phone.) I traded my rust for a band of gold Sold the shadow for the sun Rewrite the code that I was told Before the damage came undone Now the heavy metal in my chest is gone Turned into helium and air I’m standing upright on the front lawn With the sunlight in my hair [Bridge] (Building intensity. A frenetic, syncopated electronic beat kicks in. The vocals are chopped and stuttered rhythmically.) Reset. (Re-re-reset) Format the memory. Forgive the debt. (The debt, the debt) New circuitry. I was lost in the noise I was lost in the noise Now I hear the voice. [Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break] (A chaotic mix of banjo rolls and distorted synthesizer leads. It feels like a storm clearing up.) [Chorus] (Full energy. All instruments playing together.) And I am redeemed Paid for in light, stitched at the seam Woke up from the glitch of a fever dream Clean as the water in a digital stream Redeemed. [Outro] (Stripped back to just the acoustic guitar from the intro. The electronic sounds fade into birdsong.) Paid in full. Washed in the static. Dried in the sun. Redeemed. (Final chord rings out and is abruptly cut off)
