[Intro – sparse, filtered synth arps + throbbing bass, building tension] [echoed] Lights flicker... promises glitch... We dance in the wires... [Verse 1 – urgent, half-spoken sneer, choppy guitar stabs underneath] In the capital's belly, the circuits hum low Feeding on hope like a junkie on glow They sold us the skyline, all chrome and deceit Now the towers are teeth and we're meat for the feast Puppets in suits with their glitch in the code Pulling our strings down this infinite road They whisper "progress" through speakers of rust But the upgrade's a cage and the freedom's combust [Pre-Chorus – building layers, arpeggios rising] Heartbeat syncs to the mainframe's command We march in formation, electric and damned [Chorus – big, anthemic, melodic with reverb-drenched harmonies, soaring synth hook] Oh, the machine's got a crown made of lies Neon parasite under blood-red skies It drinks from the veins of the ones it controls Promises heaven but swallows our souls Dance in the blackout, scream at the feed The hollow heart's beating, but never for me We're fuel for the fire, we're ghosts in the stream The government's rotting, but killing the dream [Verse 2 – more frantic, distorted shouts on key lines] The ballot's a barcode, the vote's just a scan They harvest our outrage, repackage the plan Elections like reruns on flickering screens Same monsters smiling through digital teeth They built us this prison with freedom's old name Now the walls pulse electric, repeating the game We riot in pixels, we rage in the feed But the algorithm knows what we need [Pre-Chorus] Heartbeat locked to the override switch We glitch and we flicker, but never quite glitch [Chorus – even bigger] Oh, the machine's got a crown made of lies Neon parasite under blood-red skies It drinks from the veins of the ones it controls Promises heaven but swallows our souls Dance in the blackout, scream at the feed The hollow heart's beating, but never for me We're fuel for the fire, we're ghosts in the stream The government's rotting... it's killing the dream [Breakdown – filtered effects, eerie pads, slow filtered drums, spoken/echoed vocals] [quiet, menacing] Listen... the wires are breathing The throne room is empty, but the throne never sleeps They sold us the future, collected the debt Now the interest is bodies... and no one's exempt [building intensity] Cut the cord... cut the cord... Or become the extension... [Final Double Chorus – max intensity, layered shouts, chaotic synths + guitars] Oh, the machine's got a crown made of lies! Neon parasite – watch the empire die! It drinks from the veins, but the blood's running dry Promises heaven... but we're saying goodbye Dance in the blackout, burn down the feed The hollow heart's failing, it's starting to bleed We're fuel for the fire, but fire can turn The government's rotting... let the whole thing burn! [Outro – fading arps, distorted echoes, slowing pulse] Lights flicker... promises glitch... We dance... we dance... till the power quits...
