[Intro]
Late night fluorescent flicker, mind's getting sicker
Counting pills to keep me straight, while my dreams get thicker
[Verse 1]
3 AM, convenience store, scanning dreams away
Mama's hospital beeps echo through my veins
Algorithm tells me what to say, what to play
F*ck that noise, I'm making art my own way
Bills keep stacking while my spirit's cracking
System wants me packaged, pretty, lacking
[Chorus]
Glitch in the system, that's what I am
Breaking down slowly, don't give a damn
Heart monitor skipping like these beats I make
Working night shifts just to stay awake
[Verse 2]
Grandma's vinyl spinning wisdom in my head
While I'm drowning in the data that I dread
Manchester rain hitting rusty metal sheets
Mixing with my tears and incomplete beats
They want me polished, but I'm staying raw
These sonic wounds are what I'm fighting for
[Bridge]
Digital chains can't hold me down
Industrial dreams in this factory town
My art ain't perfect, that's the f*cking point
Rolling spliffs while the world disappoints
[Outro]
Late night fluorescent flicker, getting sicker
But my beats keep bleeding through, getting thicker
System's breaking down, but I'm still here
Making beauty from the chaos, making chaos disappear