1. BOOT.INI MISSING

[intro – robotic narrator:] "the system cannot start. the system is the self. "— *("this is not a metaphor.")* "this is a ...computer 'problem'." "and, that the ...'artist', has now decided to also be;"— *("...a personality problem!")* [verse 1] boot. i.n.i missing press any key to continue i press all of them i press f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 i press delete i press escape i press the same keys over and over hoping the result changes this is the definition of insanity this is the definition of my life this is the definition of your love same keys same result still booting still missing [Chorus] boot. boot.. boot... boot i am missing from my own system boot boot boot boot load me or erase me. there is no third option [Verse 2] the recovery console asks for administrator password i type password i type admin i type 123456 i type your birthday i type my dog's name i type letmein i type fuckyou —access denied! access denied access denied i am not the administrator of my own life i am just the user who forgot the password i am just the error message on the screen [Chorus] boot boot boot boot recovery failed boot boot boot boot try again try again try again [Verse 3] the technician says reformat the technician says clean install the technician says backup your files first i have not backed up since 1998 my files are on a zip drive in a closet my files are on a floppy disk that may already be corrupted my files are my face my files are my voice my files are the only evidence i existed in 1998 and they may already be gone [Verse 4] boot.ini missing press any key to continue i press the power button i press and hold i press and pray i press and the screen goes black and i think good i think finally i think maybe this time it won't come back [Bridge] then the logo appears then the loading bar then the desktop then me still missing still booting still pressing keys that do nothing [Final Chorus] boot boot boot boot i am the error boot boot boot boot i am the machine [Outro – robotic narrator repeats:] "i am the missing file i am the finger on the key i am booting forever"