Late night, neon lights

Late night, neon lights stab my eyes The platform is lost in fog The streetlights are drowned in grey The city has gone numb I yell to the air like someone is standing there But there's just this glass in my hand and silence in my heart

The conductor has seen it all Her stare is cold and blank Passenger, do you have your ticket? she asks Time to board Don't look back Across the seat, the red-haired man is glued to his phone He glances sideways and feels the storm inside me

Every twitch is caught, every drama is raw My suitcase cracks in rage It's stuffed until it bursts And through the stubble on my face a wild roar escapes me Hey, don't hide in a corner Don't stare at the floor This is not a swipe or a filtered show Life is not a stream There is no reload The end is a crash Let the server burn Let the bridge collapse I will break through this dark night

In my carriage, there are only shadows from the lights Outside, the darkness eats everything The world is erased in darkness On the window pane, my old mark fades slowly A reflection stares back at me - beard down to shoulders low It holds every loser you ever threw at me The keychain and cold that froze every day The door you swore never to touch Where I hid my pain Curiosity like a virus eats the password Leaving me drained Now this one-way talk is my standup nightmare on replay Headphones blast a beat to drown the fire in feet They scream It's madness Just give up Put down the fight! I growl back It's the only way to stay alive! Not for likes or hype or praise Just to leave behind a single byte - to prove that I ever existed

Hey don't hide Don't gaze at the floor! This ain't no swipe No filtered show! Life ain't a stream! There's no reload! The end's a crash!! Let the server burn! Let the bridge fall! I'll break through! Like a glitch! Into this dark night! At last!