NOT INSANE YET

[Intro 64 bars: acoustic guitar, manipulated vocal chants] Ah-di-læ-læ-læ La-da-da-da-da Ai-ai-ai-ai Ra-da-ka-ta-ta Up on highs Down on lows Up on highs Down on lows Oh-oh-oh-oh Ah-di-læ Na-na-na-na-na [Verse 1: groove begins, theatrical vocal] I’m a guitar riff riff riff-ish Echo bouncing in my head Numbers rising, signals falling Living on a fragile thread Processing slow, internal lag System running out of time Laughing at the contradiction Calling it “I’m doing fine” [Pre-Chorus] Up swing Down low Up swing Down low Signal rising Signal falling I’m not becoming insane I’m not becoming insane [Chorus] I’m not becoming insane I’m not becoming insane Say it louder, say it again I’m not becoming insane Insane insane — voices behind me No I’m not, no I’m not No I’m not becoming insane [Interlude 32 bars: psychedelic guitar lead] [Verse 2] Days dissolve into static noise Time compresses into sparks Half awake and half mechanical Running scripts inside the dark Buffer overflow, reset denied Holding on to something real Every drop a transformation Every climb a spinning wheel [Bridge: manipulator persona] System delay Processing slow Nothing where it used to go Body glitch Memory slip Ground dissolving under grip Say it Say it [Build] Almost there Almost there [Drop] Yes… I am Already there Already here Up on highs Down on lows [Final Chorus] Not becoming insane Not becoming insane Insane insane — call it what you want I’m still alive inside the storm [Outro: guitar fade] Ah-di-læ Ah-di-læ Up swing Down low Still here. Still in control.