Herzogin vom Viertel - Midnight Protocol Lyrics

[Intro]
Streets are dead but my mind's still racing
Digital screens, everybody's faking
Kreuzberg nights hit different now
System's breaking down and I know how

[Verse 1]
Nina leaked the tape, thought we were tight
Now my whole world's turning black and white
Cameras watching every move I make
Social distance got me feeling fake
Hidden meetings in the midnight air
Paranoid thoughts that I can't share
Turkish beats echo through empty blocks
While the city's heart barely talks

[Chorus]
Are we living or just surviving?
Through these screens we keep on hiding
Trust is dead in the digital age
Turn my pain into f*cking rage
(Turn my pain into f*cking rage)

[Verse 2]
They say stay home, stay safe, stay sane
But these four walls are playing games
Nina's message hit my phone at three
"Need to talk" - yeah, whatever B
Met her down by the broken tracks
Stories changed, no turning back
System's got us all by the throat
Watching freedom f*cking float

[Chorus]
Are we living or just surviving?
Through these screens we keep on hiding
Trust is dead in the digital age
Turn my pain into f*cking rage
(Turn my pain into f*cking rage)

[Outro]
Berlin nights ain't what they used to be
Locked down souls trying to break free
Trust nobody, that's what I learned
When the world stopped, bridges burned