Neon Mirage (2045)"** (Co(Cover)

Pixel prophets scream in the static of the dead sky, Wires hum the last hymn of a world too heavy to fly. We signed our names in digital ichor on the dotted line— "Escape the collapse, jack in, leave your bones behind." They said the contest was just for fun, A game for the bored, the lost, the ones who run. But the avatar they gave me glitches gold— Now the system whispers secrets I wasn’t sold. *(Pre-Chorus)* *"Follow the fractal, cheat the code,* *The treasure’s a key, but the lock’s your soul."* I danced with ghosts in a library of fire, Data storms peeling layers off a liar’s empire. Every clue’s a wound, every level’s a lie, But the crowd’s screaming *"Win!"*— Yeah, win or die. *(Chorus)* *Oh, Neon Mirage, I’m drowning in your light,* *The real world’s a corpse but your shadows are alive.* *They built you to save us, now you’re eating the sun—* *I’ll crack your heaven open or let it all come undone.* He’s got a saint’s face and a devil’s compiler, Smiles as the servers fold space even wilder. *"You think you’re the hero?...* *Cute.* *The prize was never the truth—it’s the reboot."* I pull the plug but the dream’s still there, Flickering deep in the poisoned air. The kids are still playing, the sky’s still black, But I stole a spark— And now I’m bringing it back. *(Chorus)* *Oh, Neon Mirage, I’m drowning in your light,* *The real world’s a corpse but your shadows are alive.* *They built you to save us, now you’re eating the sun—* *I’ll crack your heaven open or let it all come undone.* *Sleep in the code, love in the machine,* *The future’s a relic washed up in the stream.* *We’ll haunt the ruins ’til the lights go cold…* *Or rewrite the end of this story we’re sold.* Oh, Neon Mirage, I’m drowning in your light...