Neon Outsider (Part 2: One Year Later)

[instrumental] [baritone sax intro, slow, heavy] [Verse 1] One year older, the circuits run cold Connections abandoned, the wires corrode Ghosts of old signals drift through the haze I don’t tune in — I just let them fade [baritone sax solo] [Chorus] Neon still flickers, but I don’t look up I sip my silence from an empty cup No hunger for meaning, no craving for light Just drifting through another night [baritone sax solo] [Verse 2] I once rewired my mind with chemical keys Opened locked doors, thought they’d set me free Now only static runs through the line Muted transmissions — they’re no longer mine [baritone sax solo] [Bridge] The mainframe hums, but I let it be No need to hack what’s already me Not rage, not hope — just static and gray Another cycle, another day [baritone sax solo, lingering] [Outro] The city exhales, and I fade with the smoke No punchline left, no cosmic joke Just baritone shadows, low and slow An endless loop where I don’t need to go [end]