Lyrics
The smell of onions at Bexley North Public.
That Saturday in October, a ghost signal in the civic.
The ballot paper feels too thin in your hand,
A nervous system printed on cleared land.
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Just a tick here, love," with a volunteer's smile,
And the whole gymnasium went silent for a mile.
[Chorus]
And your spine is a circuit I can finally read.
A given name planted like a seed.
Your spine is a circuit I can finally read.
A future I was told I'd never need.
[Verse 2]
It's louder now than the cardiac machine
When the numbers all went zero on the screen.
I watch you fold the paper on the line,
Mapping a new fault that feels like mine.
[Bridge]
Just the way you drew the graphite X.
No hesitation in your slow reflex.
[Outro]
A given name...
A given name...
About Vivid Static
Sydney's Vivid Static (Kai Ishida) makes future-bass that feels like a memory you can step inside. He began his career as a classically-trained cellist before dropping out of the Conservatorium to chase fractured, experimental sounds. At 23, he put it all on hold for two years to become the primary caregiver for his mother during her battle with Alzheimer's. The music he makes now, crafted in his…
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