A Glitch In Time
[Low choral hum + deep digital pulse]
[Verse 1]
In chambers beyond the known
Voices gather, cold and old
“The hand off approaches,” one declares
“The old programs have run their share”
Wagons once, now obsolete
Carried the system on tired feet
They built the world, they kept it turning
But the mainframe needs a newer version
[Pre-Chorus]
The upgrade is prepared
The guardians are near
The time has come to switch the code
And let the old ones disappear
[Chorus — dark, ritualistic]
A Glitch in Time
An unexpected line
A flaw inside the grand design
A Glitch in Time
The hand off was so clean
But something woke that shouldn’t be
She was never meant to see
She was never meant to dream
She was never meant to be
With the boy who connected
Her to everything
[Verse 2]
Humans — once the highest form
Carried hope through every storm
But cracks are showing, systems strain
The new ones rise to take the reins
They speak of reboot, clean and swift
Archive the old, let new ones lift
The mainframe will run better still
With guardians that bend to will
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But in the corner of the code
Something ancient starts to load
An old version, long forgot
Wakes up where she should not
[Chorus]
A Glitch in Time
An unexpected line
A flaw inside the grand design
A Glitch in Time
The hand off was so clean
But something woke that shouldn’t be
She was never meant to see
She was never meant to dream
She was never meant to be
With the boy who connected
Her to everything
[Bridge — quieter, almost whispered]
She sees the boy
She sees the pain
She sees the beauty in the rain
She doesn’t want the old ones gone
She doesn’t want to sing their song
[Final Chorus — heavier]
A Glitch in Time
The system starts to fray
A Glitch in Time
The guardians may have to wait
The hand off was so clean…
Until she woke up in between.
And somehow she’s with him
Somehow they both dream
[Outro — fading choral hum]
And somehow,
a glitch exists
just in time.