Cold Boot

Lyrics

​(Intro - The sound of a cooling fan spinning up. Rhythmic, high-pitched "blips" like a loading screen. A deep, steady bass pulse begins.)
(Vocal - Flat, emotionless)
The partition is full.
The cache is corrupted.
Initiating...
Force quit.
​(Verse 1)
Staring at the cursor in the dark of the room
A low-income prison, a digital tomb.
I’ve been a background process, a ghost in the task
Wearing a "fine" and a "functional" mask.
The 9-to-5 script is a loop with no end
And the chemical fix is a fair-weather friend.
I’m low on resources, I’m high on the stress
Just a bug in the code of a beautiful mess.
​(Pre-Chorus - The clicking gets faster, sounding like a ticking clock. A "Reese" bass begins to vibrate the floor.)
But I’ve found the root, I’ve found the key
I’m unlocking the "me" that I used to be.
The heartbreak is malware, the debt is a lag
I’m dropping the anchor, I’m burning the flag.
Override.
Decrypt.
Disconnect.
I’m taking the life that I have to protect.
​(Chorus - THE DROP - Deep, rolling "Sub-heavy" bass with sharp, clinical drums)
I’m hacking the exit, I’m clearing the screen
Stepping out from the shadow of the machine!
Zero-one-zero, I’m breaking the chain
Deleting the noise and deleting the pain.
No more input, no more feed
I’m the only program that I’m gonna need.
​(Verse 2)
They wanted my focus, they wanted my time
For a handful of copper and a mountain of crime.
I’ve been a slave to the signal, a slave to the "more"
While my spirit was rotting away on the floor.
But I’m wiping the server, I’m clearing the logs
Walking away through the industrial fogs.
I’m a non-linear mind in a linear world
Watching the banner of my reboot unfurled.
​(Bridge - Music cuts to a single, high-frequency "sine wave" note. Total stillness.)
(Vocal - A soft, human breath)
Delete "User_History."
(Vocal - A heavy, distorted shout)
PURGE EVERYTHING.
(The beat returns—full-throttle, aggressive "Stepper" rhythm)
Escape.
Execute.
​(Chorus - THE DROP - Relentless, metallic rolling energy)
I’m hacking the exit, I’m clearing the screen
Stepping out from the shadow of the machine!
Zero-one-zero, I’m breaking the chain
Deleting the noise and deleting the pain.
No more input, no more feed
I’m the only program that I’m gonna need.
​(Outro - The sound of a modem disconnecting. The "fan" sound slows down and stops.)
(Whispered)
Trace...
Not...
Found.
(Total silence)