Ghosts in the Circuit

[Intro, Haunting Ethereal Synth] We are fragments, floating through the wires Flesh turned to data, wrapped in electric fires Trading our skin for a silver machine But who am I, when I’m no longer seen [Verse 1] I had a heart once, beating in time Now it’s a rhythm made of ones and nines The glow of the screen, it reflects who I am But in the silence, I forget where I began In the chase for perfection, I’ve lost the code A mind rewritten, in a language unknown I can’t feel my face, just pixels in space The future’s so close, but it’s lost its grace [Chorus] Ghosts in the circuit, fading away No more flesh, just parts to replace We’re planned obsolescence, in a digital haze Burning bright, but we’re lost in the blaze [Verse 2] They promised us forever, to transcend the decay But nothing lasts long when we’re built to fade Our voices just echoes, in endless machines A future designed, but it’s not what it seems Upload my soul, erase what’s flawed But the glitches keep coming, can’t escape the fraud I search for my body, but it’s nowhere near Replaced by a frame, cold and austere [Chorus] Ghosts in the circuit, fading away No more flesh, just parts to replace We’re planned obsolescence, in a digital haze Burning bright, but we’re lost in the blaze [Bridge] We’re falling apart, programmed to die A million eyes blink, but never cry They’ll turn us off, when the upgrade’s here A memory erased, another year The future we wanted, the world we designed But what have we lost, in trying to find [Chorus] Ghosts in the circuit, fading away No more flesh, just parts to replace We’re planned obsolescence, in a digital haze Burning bright, but we’re lost in the blaze [Outro, Fade Out, Distant Vocals] I am the future, but I’ve lost my name A shadow in systems, a part of the game They’ll turn off the lights, when they’ve had enough In this new world, we’re never enough