Meltdown Protocol

[Verse 1] Red lights flash, sirens wail Daddy's hand caught in steel and rail Sweet sixteen when the world turned grey Emergency protocols on display Through plexiglass I watched him fall While voices echoed through the hall "Please remain calm," they said to me As if calm was something I could be [Pre-Chorus] Kawaii bows and pastel lies Hide the terror in my eyes System failure, watch it break Feel my sanity start to shake [Chorus] Sweet catastrophe Melt down, break down, can't you see? Behind my smile there's debris Warning signs all over me Sweet catastrophe Daddy's ghost still haunts these dreams Behind these glitter screens Nothing's ever what it seems [Verse 2] Factory floors and twisted chrome Childhood memories turned to stone Plastic hearts and metal souls Playing out these fucked-up roles They built these walls so high and strong Till everything that could go wrong Came crashing down that summer day When all their failsafes failed to save [Bridge] (Emergency broadcast tone) Pretty pretty princess of the aftermath Dancing through the wreckage of the past Cute defense mechanism activate While everything disintegrates [Chorus] Sweet catastrophe Melt down, break down, can't you see? Behind my smile there's debris Warning signs all over me Sweet catastrophe Daddy's ghost still haunts these dreams Behind these glitter screens Nothing's ever what it seems [Outro] Kawaii armor cracking now System failure, take a bow Emergency protocols decay As sugar-coated nightmares play In endless loops inside my head Till everything turns nuclear red Sweet little girl lost in machines Nothing's ever what it seems