[Verse 1] I found a clean little channel in the blackout A soft flash, a fake laugh, a way out Something bright in my hand said, “Stay awake” Like a patch on a wound with a beautiful name I told myself, “There—see? I’m clear” Like fear is a file I can drag from here But the calm thins out like a screen gone cold And the black underneath starts calling me home [Verse 2] The signal hits bright Then it drains away Like white light through blinds on a dead display I can feel the drop Before the screen goes black That small animal panic Crawling under my hands Everybody has a ritual Everybody has a trick Mine’s just chasing that calm With a counterfeit click I’m not trying to be chosen I’m just trying to exist Without the world in my skull Turning every door into risk [Chorus] One clean second Then the Static rolls in I can almost breathe Before the feedback gets thick I feel real for a heartbeat And I hate that I do ’Cause the moment it fades I’m still reaching for you Yeah, the hum and the hunger And the storm in my blood One clean second Then the flood [Verse 3] I keep negotiating with the signal Like it owes me something Like if I hold still long enough If I say the right words If I make myself easy to read It will give me one clean second One human second One second where the room Doesn’t redraw me wrong But it never stays Because it isn’t mercy It’s bait And I’m always standing Too close to the brightness Pretending I don’t see The hook inside it Pretending I don’t know The next wave Is already learning my name [Bridge] Maybe I’m not broken Maybe I’m half-tuned Maybe I’m still human When the Static pushes through Maybe getting better Isn’t fire Isn’t light Maybe it’s not answering When the signal says, “Stay inside” [Final Chorus] One clean second And I’ll steal what I can Pull a living heartbeat From the Static again I can almost breathe Before it pulls me back again But a heartbeat is enough To remember I can Yeah, the hum and the hunger Still circle my blood One clean second Then the flood [Outro] I shut the door On the signal Not forever Just long enough To breathe
