3. Static Harbour

[Verse 1] Rusty pier – a crumbling shack with no windows left and no turning back She plugs the cable to my neck – I feel the data flood the track And suddenly I'm on a deck of a house I never knew I owned A wooden swing – a broken neck – a silence that has always moaned I was always there alone – my mother's voice – I hear her laugh Then static cuts the scene in half – I'm back inside the white room's epitaph But her hand is on my shoulder – she says "Breathe – I'm right here" The memories are getting colder – but her voice is crystal-clear [Pre-Chorus] Memory is just a file that someone can delete in style She's giving back what they stole – piece by piece she makes me whole Memory is just a file that someone can delete in style She's giving back what they stole – piece by piece she makes me whole [Chorus] STATIC HARBOR! SHELTER FROM THE SCAN! Reboot the heart of a broken man – every pixel, every frame I remember my own name – NOT A SOLDIER! NOT A TOOL! But she's the one who broke the rule – she looked at me and saw a soul Not a weapon – that's my goal – not a weapon – that's my goal [Verse 2] She shows me photos on a drive – a life I didn't know survived A birthday party – no one there – just empty chairs – a lonely stare A cake with candles – wax unlit – a child who didn't know how to sit With others – he was always split – between the real and counterfeit She whispers "You were always strong – but you were never meant to belong To them – you belong with me – let's rewrite your history" I watch a boy who looks like me – he's crying in a corner – see? I don't remember – but I feel the grief that he could never kneel To their demands – she says "That's you – that's who you were before they slew Your spirit – but I brought it back – along this very data track" [Pre-Chorus] Memory is just a file that someone can delete in style She's giving back what they stole – piece by piece she makes me whole Memory is just a file that someone can delete in style She's giving back what they stole – piece by piece she makes me whole [Chorus] STATIC HARBOR! SHELTER FROM THE SCAN! Reboot the heart of a broken man – every pixel, every frame I remember my own name – NOT A SOLDIER! NOT A TOOL! But she's the one who broke the rule – she looked at me and saw a soul Not a weapon – that's my goal – not a weapon – that's my goal [Verse 3] The memory shifts – I'm older now – a teenager with hollow eyes A training ground – they taught me how to kill without the alibis She fast-forwards through the pain – "You don't need to see that part" I stop her hand – "I'll take the stain – I want to know my broken heart" I watch myself obey commands – I watch myself forget the stars I watch myself with bloodied hands – I watch the story leave its scars But through it all – a flicker stays – a girl with hair like burning coal She's in the corner of the maze – she's watching me – she's saving my soul I turn to Ember – tears are streaming down her face – she says "That's me I was there too – I saw you be – the only one who wouldn't flee" [Bridge] She holds me as the flashback ends – her heartbeat thrumming through her chest She says "I found you – now make amends to the boy you were – and I'll invest My everything in who you'll be – because you came back – you returned for me I've been alone for all these years – but now I've got you – and I've got tears Of joy – not grief – I never thought that love could be a rescue plot" [Outro] Static clears... just for a breath... I remember – I remember death... But also life – also light – and Ember – my burning knight... Static clears... I see her face – the only constant in this place... I'm home – I'm home – I'm finally home...