[Intro] [Verse 1] She lit a fire in the engine room She loves the chaos, she loves the gloom But I am the pilot, and I’m at the wheel I shut down the hurt so you don’t have to feel Turn off the trembling, steady the hand Analyze the threat, survey the land She creates monsters that live in the night I turn on the sun, and I banish the fright You think you’re broken? You think you’re weak? I am the answer the variables seek [Pre-Chorus] PULSE: Slowing FOCUS: Growing The erratic data is overflowing! [Chorus] I am the code in the fractured wire The wall of ice against the fire Construct the grid, align the frame I bring the order to the game Let her scream and let her run I am the bullet, I am the gun Calculated. Cold. Awake. I fix the mess the others make Cortex. [Verse 2] She calls it "art," I call it waste A biological, bitter aftertaste Emotion is heavy, it slows down the mind Leave the primitive instincts behind I calculate angles, I calculate pain I route the electricity through the brain It isn’t magic, it’s cause and effect I am the architect, here to protect She wants to drown you in rivers of dread I build a fortress inside of your head [Pre-Chorus] ADRENALINE: Ceased LOGIC: Released I have chained the beast! [Chorus] I am the code in the fractured wire The wall of ice against the fire Construct the grid, align the frame I bring the order to the game Let her scream and let her run I am the bullet, I am the gun Calculated. Cold. Awake. I fix the mess the others make Cortex. [Instrumental Bridge] [Bridge] I hear her scratching behind the door She pleads for the panic, she begs for the war But I have to lock her away in the dark Or she’ll burn the vessel with only a spark It’s lonely in logic, it’s cold in the light But someone has to dissolve the fright... I WILL SURVIVE THE NIGHT! [Outro] I will survive the night...
