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Absolute Zero (Empathy)

[Velvet: close-mic, dismissive whisper] We're cutting the line. Watch it drop. [Verse 1] [Alpha] I have audited the history of everything you said. I filed it in the cabinet marked permanently dead. A calculated bankruptcy, a deficit of care. I freeze the actual oxygen right out of the air. [Velvet] You thought you had a tether, a little copper string. I'm breaking every mirror, I'm shattering the ring. This ain't a tragedy, darling, it's a high-end fashion show. And you're the tragic vintage that we simply had to throw. [Pre-Chorus] [Bassline thickens. Syncopated handclaps.] [Alpha] The temperature is dropping. [Velvet] The luxury is cold. [Alpha] We cancel the subscription. [Velvet] To the lies we were sold. [Both - harmonized, rising] We feel absolutely nothing at all! [Alpha] The temperature is dropping. [Velvet] The luxury is cold. [Alpha] We cancel the subscription. [Velvet] To the lies we were sold. [Both - harmonized, rising] We feel absolutely nothing at all! [Alpha] The temperature is dropping. [Velvet] The luxury is cold. [Alpha] We cancel the subscription. [Velvet] To the lies we were sold. [Both - harmonized, rising] We feel absolutely nothing at all! [Chorus] [Explosive dark disco groove. Soaring, decadent strings.] We're looking spectacular while we're letting you down! We turn the apathy into a golden crown! Absolute zero! The ultimate chill! Erasing your existence with a beautiful will! The highest elevation of our own supremacy! Welcome to absolute zero empathy! [Verse 2] [Minimalist beat, heavy sub-bass.] [Alpha] A sterilized perimeter, an architecture clean. You're just a microscopic error on the viewing screen. I do not hold a grudge, I do not hold a flame. I have algorithmically forgotten your name. [Velvet] I'm wearing the designer, I'm sipping on the ice. I never make the same pathetic little error twice. You're begging at the window, you're knocking at the door. But nobody is shopping at your market anymore. [Pre-Chorus] [Strings swell, tension builds.] [Alpha] The temperature is dropping. [Velvet] The luxury is cold. [Alpha] We cancel the subscription. [Velvet] To the lies we were sold. [Both - harmonized, rising] We feel absolutely nothing at all! [Alpha] The temperature is dropping. [Velvet] The luxury is cold. [Alpha] We cancel the subscription. [Velvet] To the lies we were sold. [Both - harmonized, rising] We feel absolutely nothing at all! [Chorus] [Massive wall of sound. Hypnotic dancefloor energy.] We're looking spectacular while we're letting you down! We turn the apathy into a golden crown! Absolute zero! The ultimate chill! Erasing your existence with a beautiful will! The highest elevation of our own supremacy! Welcome to absolute zero empathy! [Bridge] [Music strips back to just the rigid drum machine and breathy vocals] [Velvet: whispered, rhythmic] Not a tear. Not a sigh. Not a single goodbye. [Alpha: spoken, precise] Data purged. System clear. No residual fear. [Velvet: whispered, rhythmic] Not a tear. Not a sigh. Not a singl