SECOND SHIFT

SECOND SHIFT — dystopian electronic soundscape from the DIGITAL PROTOCOL archive. A corrupted transmission exploring themes of repetition, emotional exhaustion and mechanical existence through distorted synth textures, fragile female vocals and cinematic atmosphere. “SECOND SHIFT STILL ALIVE BUT IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE LIFE” Headphones recommended. — Lyrics: Clock starts Before I wake No silence Left to take Feet hit ground Cold and slow Same direction Same place to go Hands remember What to lift Before the body Starts to shift Again Again Breath comes short Air feels thin Morning never Really begins Same grey light Through the glass Different day Same as last Muscle memory Takes control Body moves Without a soul Every motion Fits the line Nothing yours Nothing mine I don’t feel I just go SECOND SHIFT NEVER ENDS START AGAIN WHERE I’VE BEEN SECOND SHIFT NO RELEASE JUST REPEAT NO DECREASE SECOND SHIFT LOSE THE LINE BODY MOVES NOT MY MIND SECOND SHIFT STILL THE SAME EVERY DAY NO NAME Lift Drop Turn Stop Count the seconds Don’t get lost Hold Push Grip Lock Hands go numb Back bends tight Every hour Feels like night Voices blend Into sound No one looks No one around Every face Worn and still Different lives Same kind of will Every step Feels delayed Like the body Starts to fade If I stop I fall behind If I slow I lose the line SECOND SHIFT PULLS ME IN EVERY START FEELS LIKE END SECOND SHIFT HOLDS THE WEIGHT EVERY MOVE COMES TOO LATE SECOND SHIFT NO CONTROL JUST A BODY FILLING ROLE SECOND SHIFT STILL ALIVE BUT IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE LIFE Don’t stop Don’t stop Keep moving Don’t drop Move faster Don’t slow down Keep steady Don’t fall out Same rhythm Same demand Body follows Not command Something tearing Underneath Every breath Cuts too deep Vision blurs Edges shake Every step Starts to break Not enough But too much Everything Loses touch Every signal Feels delayed Like the body Won’t obey If I push Will I break? If I stop What’s at stake? If I leave What remains? If I stop Does it change? If I rest Do I fall? Or was I Never here at all? Every motion Not my own Every second Overthrown Heartbeat louder Out of line Every second Not in time Faster breathing No control Heavy weight Inside the bones Lift Drop Miss Stop Hands shaking Grip is lost Try again Same result Too slow Too weak Can’t feel Can’t speak SECOND SHIFT CRUSHING DOWN EVERY STEP HITS THE GROUND SECOND SHIFT CAN’T ESCAPE EVERY MOVE LOCKED IN PLACE SECOND SHIFT STILL REMAINS EVEN WHEN NOTHING’S SAME SECOND SHIFT NOW I SEE IT WAS NEVER JUST ME SECOND SHIFT NEVER STOPS EVEN WHEN MY BODY DROPS SECOND SHIFT RUNS THE SAME EVEN WITHOUT A NAME SECOND SHIFT STILL ALIVE BUT THERE’S NOTHING LEFT INSIDE Clock still runs Hands still move I don’t — ► CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalprotocolmusic/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digital_protocol Remain online. #cyberpunk #darkelectronic #electronicmusic #dystopian #electropunk #synthwave #futuremusic #glitch #ai