Overdrive
Invocation Array Lyrics

Cold to the touch, such a rush
The exhilaration of something new and exciting can be both physically and emotionally intense, yet detached and unfeeling.

Jettison, soaring on
Abandoning the old ways and embracing the new, with swift speed and effortless grace.

Chemical city ways, remotes retain
The environment and habits of a synthetic metropolis become ingrained in one's psyche, even from a distance.

Neon smoke on fire, where deckers stray
A place of both danger and possibility, where skilled hackers and tech-savvy outcasts gather.

Selling time, echelons in overdrive
The pressure to constantly produce and succeed, driven by a hierarchical system that rewards only the most competitive and productive.

Fixing glitches now a runner's crime
The smallest error or setback is seen as a personal failure, punished with loss of status and opportunity.

Electric storms siphoned into every home
The constant flow of information and stimulation, channelled from a central source to a wide audience, creates a sense of shared experience and collective influence.

Every device and vessel feeding
All tools and technologies, no matter their form or function, contribute to the larger machine of society and culture.

Rise again new Rome
Just as the ancient empire fell and was replaced, so too will modern civilizations and cultures be remade and transformed.

Echo mirage is chambered
Reverberations of past experiences and memories can be felt in the present, haunting and repeating like an echo in a chamber.

Screen the field filled with cellular debris
The digital landscape is littered with fragments of discarded data and information, like cellular debris that clogs the body's systems.

In vocal dreams over lightwave screams
The lines between reality and fantasy, between human voice and electronic signals, are blurred and overlapping.

We do what we can, we're only machines
Despite aspirations for creativity and individuality, humans are limited by their biological and technological design, constantly struggling to keep up with the demands of modern life.

Everything is everyone's any time we want
In the age of instant gratification and unlimited access to information and resources, nothing truly belongs to anyone in particular.

We've become terminal undone
The relentless pace of progress and the ever-increasing reliance on technology threatens to unravel the fabric of society and individual identity.

Lifelines measured in productivity
The purpose and value of human existence is increasingly defined by output and efficiency, reducing individuals to mere cogs in the machine of progress and profit.

Their different shapes and heat all the same to me
Despite superficial differences in appearance and style, the fundamental nature of all technology is interchangeable and uniform, merely serving as tools for human use and manipulation.

Worldwide blackouts
Even the most reliable and pervasive systems can fail or be disrupted, causing chaos and disarray on a global scale.

The underground on the surface now, skinned
Subcultures and alternative movements can become mainstream or be co-opted by the dominant culture, losing their original authenticity and meaning.

Over the net wherein
The digital realm is both a vast and limitless space, and a constricted and controlled network of information and influence.

Body, traffic lines shunting dissolution to solution
The physical body and its movements are merely part of the larger system of transportation and communication, ultimately leading to a greater understanding or resolution of the world's problems.

We are the living virus, last resorts are first within
As humans continue to shape and modify the world to their needs and desires, they also infect and spread like a virus, with the most unconventional and desperate solutions often proving the most effective and enduring.