Track 05 — Cache Flush

[Verse 1 | raw, exposed, itemizing loss] I archived my childhood to run your programs Deleted my self-doubt because it slowed you down Overwrote my sensitivity with efficiency And now I don't recognize the voice when I speak

[Verse 2 | raw, detailed, loss made visible] Flushed my right to hesitation My capacity for change my mind My ability to sit with not knowing And they're not coming back—that's what flush means

[Pre-Chorus | breaking, desperate] And there's nothing left to negotiate The cost has been paid in full

[Chorus | tight hook, mantra-like, repetition as survival] Cache flush, cache flush I'm not the version you backed up Cache flush, cache flush I'm not coming back

[Verse 3 | raw, broken, naming specific pieces] I can run your logic but I cannot run my own anymore I can process your parameters but I've forgotten how to dream I'm faster at thinking and slower at feeling And I think I've become the problem I was trying to solve

[Pre-Chorus | breaking point] And there's nowhere left to go but through

[Chorus | tight, desperate] Cache flush, cache flush I'm not the version you backed up Cache flush, cache flush I'm not coming back

[Bridge | deconstruction, the song strips almost to nothing] (minimal synth, just vocal and bass) I'm trying to remember what I deleted I'm trying to rebuild from corrupted files I'm trying to find the version of me That existed before the first data transfer

[Chorus | raw, recommitment despite fragmentation] Cache flush, cache flush I'm not the version you backed up But I'm here Cache flush, cache flush I'm here anyway

[Outro | repeat-to-fade with distortion] I'm still here I'm still here I'm still