Basement Protocol

[Verse 1] Down in my basement sanctuary Screens glow like stars in the dark They call me weird, I call it sanctuary Their words bounce off server walls, leave no mark [Chorus] Protocol of the outsider Making peace with the hum of machines Protocol of the basement dweller Finding truth in the spaces between In binary dreams, in binary dreams [Verse 2] Sarah's words echo through the halls But down here, I've built my own world Let them laugh behind their social walls While I've got circuits and codes unfurled Fluorescent lights paint shadows on my face As I drift through this digital space [Bridge] They'll never understand The beauty of this solitude Where keyboard clicks become my heartbeat And static fills my veins with peace [Chorus] Protocol of the outsider Making peace with the hum of machines Protocol of the basement dweller Finding truth in the spaces between In binary dreams, in binary dreams [Outro] Let me dissolve in this electric glow Where judgment fades and screens run low In my basement kingdom, I am whole Digital waves wash over my soul This is where I choose to be In my basement, finally free