Persistent Memory

[Intro] Digital footprints fade to black System failure, no way back Zeros, ones, they slip away Everything lost in just one day [Verse 1] Hard drive spinning, then it stops Years of work, it all just drops Backup failed, my soul bleeds raw Watching memories hit the floor Can't retrieve what's been erased Digital ghosts leave no trace Fragments scattered in the void Everything that was destroyed [Chorus] Lost in the machine Everything I've ever been Corrupted files scream my name Nothing will be the same (Nothing will be the same) [Verse 2] Obsession with recovery Haunted by what used to be Scanning deep into the night Praying something's still alive Circuit boards and broken dreams Nothing's ever what it seems Cold sweat drips on metal frames As I whisper lost file names [Bridge] F*ck this digital decay Watch it all just slip away Time stops when the screen goes dark Error messages leave their mark (Leave their mark) [Chorus] Lost in the machine Everything I've ever been Corrupted files scream my name Nothing will be the same (Nothing will be the same) [Verse 3] Now I build walls made of steel Backup systems help me heal But the scars remain inside From the day my data died In this cold tech cemetery Bits of me lost in binary Learning how to let it go As the backup servers grow [Outro] Digital footprints fade to black System failure, no way back But I rise above the pain Never lose myself again (Never lose myself again) (Never lose myself again)