Nightmare Arcade

Jumpman jumps through Piranha pipes Despair consuming will to fight Blocks dissolving under feet Fire flowers flame and seethe Goombas grin with jagged teeth Ground gives way to pits beneath Can't unplug, can't outrun (Nightmare arcade's just begun) (No more lives, no restart) Game over echoes in the dark (Glitches crawl beneath our skin) Arcade hell we're locked within Final level seals our fate (No escape, it's far too late) Toad inhales the toxic spores Mushrooms sprout from open pores Eyes turn black, laughter cold Friends transformed as skin unfolds Spores invade, plague's alive None escape, none survive Once a blur, now frozen still Hedgehog climbs a grinding hill Sonic races, vision blurs Wind once friend now cuts and burns Rings now thorns that pierce his skin Crimson trails reveal his sin Can't unplug, can't outrun (Nightmare arcade's just begun) (No more lives, no restart) Game over echoes in the dark (Glitches crawl beneath our skin) Arcade hell we're locked within Final level seals our fate (No escape, it's far too late) Zelda's trapped in mirrored halls Puppet strings and shadowed calls Reflections twist with wicked grins Darkness crawls beneath her skin Magic wanes, her power stripped Toward the darkness balance tipped Glitching screens and sounds depraved (Lost inside this nightmare arcade) Glitches crawl where hope has strayed (Endless night in nightmare arcade) Levels twist and codes cascade (Trapped within this nightmare arcade) No continues, debts unpaid (Can't survive in nightmare arcade) Mario slips into the void Toad's consumed, his mind destroyed Sonic's trapped in time's collapse Zelda fades through dark relapse Can't unplug, can't outrun