[INTRO — bedroom recording, distant vocal, vinyl hiss, soft synth plucks] (yeah, yeah) 2 AM, blue light on my face Your old messages still take up space I should delete you, I know, I know But I like the way the ghosts still glow [VERSE 1 — soft, intimate vocals, minimal GarageBand beat] Lying on the floor with my headphones on Making fake futures to your favorite song Got a cracked-screen heart and a cheap MIDI Writing sad shit in my room at fifty BPM Your name lights up in my memory Like a pop-up ad for a dead-end dream I tell my friends that I’m doing fine Then I glitch right back to the last goodbye [PRE-CHORUS — airy harmonies, rising synth arpeggio] And I hate that I still feel you In the static when the room goes quiet I can change my hair, my name, my number But my stupid heart won’t stop the riot [CHORUS — explosive hyperpop drums, distorted bass, layered vocals] PIXEL HEARTBREAK, BREAK ME AGAIN LOVE YOU IN A LOOP THAT NEVER ENDS BLUE LIGHT BURNING THROUGH MY EYES YOU’RE STILL ALIVE IN MY OFFLINE LIFE CRASH MY SYSTEM, KILL THE FEED YOU’RE THE BUG THAT I DON’T WANNA DELETE I’M SO FUCKED UP, BUT I LOOK SO CUTE CRYING IN MY ROOM TO A SONG ABOUT YOU (About you, you, you) CRYING IN MY ROOM TO A SONG ABOUT YOU [POST-CHORUS — chopped vocals, bitcrushed synths, stuttering drums] P-p-p-pixel heart T-t-tear me apart L-l-love you still Against my fucking will (404, 404) YOUR LOVE NOT FOUND (404, 404) BUT I STILL HEAR THE SOUND [VERSE 2 — bouncy electronic beat, doubled whisper vocals] Got GarageBand open, it’s quarter past three Making your absence sound pretty to me Free stock synth and a kick drum hit Turn a mental breakdown to a two-minute hit Little pink lights on my MIDI keys Fake your voice in the harmonies I make you dance in a digital sky ‘Cause you don’t have to leave if you’re only a vibe [PRE-CHORUS — intimate vocal, drums slowly building] And I hate that I still need you Like a song that I can’t stop playing I could turn the volume down to zero But the silence says the things I’m saying [CHORUS — bigger, bright distorted synths, emotional vocal stacks] PIXEL HEARTBREAK, BREAK ME AGAIN LOVE YOU IN A LOOP THAT NEVER ENDS BLUE LIGHT BURNING THROUGH MY EYES YOU’RE STILL ALIVE IN MY OFFLINE LIFE CRASH MY SYSTEM, KILL THE FEED YOU’RE THE BUG THAT I DON’T WANNA DELETE I’M SO FUCKED UP, BUT I LOOK SO CUTE CRYING IN MY ROOM TO A SONG ABOUT YOU [BRIDGE — half-time, filtered piano, raw unpolished vocals] Maybe I don’t miss you Maybe I miss who I was Before every little goodbye Started feeling like a flood Maybe I just want somebody Who won’t turn into a ghost Someone who can hold me When I need it the most And if I ever stop remembering The sound of your voice at night Will I finally feel like somebody Who knows how to be alright? [GLITCH BREAK — drums cut out, chopped breaths, digital distortion] I-I-I don’t wanna forget you I-I-I just wanna feel okay L-l-let me keep the memory Without letting it eat me alive (oh-oh-oh) SYSTEM REBOOTING… [FINAL CHORUS — maximal hyperpop, emotional screams, stacked harmonies] PIXEL HEARTBREAK, BREAK ME AGAIN I’M DONE PRETENDING THIS ISN’T THE END BLUE LIGHT FADING FROM MY EYES YOU’RE JUST A GHOST IN MY OFFLINE LIFE CRASH MY SYSTEM, SET ME FREE YOU’RE JUST A BUG, YOU’RE NOT ALL OF ME I’M STILL FUCKED UP, BUT I’LL MAKE IT THROUGH I’M LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A LIFE WITHOUT YOU WITHOUT YOU, YOU, YOU I’M LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A LIFE WITHOUT YOU [OUTRO — soft bedroom vocals, lonely piano, tape-stop effect] 2 AM, blue light on my face I close the app, let the silence take your place One last tear, one last goodbye Save the project… Don’t save the lie. [soft whisper] File saved. (yeah…)
