Rika Hoshizaka - Codec Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dusty vinyl spins memories away
Grandma's voice through static starts to fade
Found her jazz collection hidden deep
Analog dreams I'm trying to keep

[Pre-Chorus]
Every time I try to save what's mine
Bits and pieces lost in space and time
Compression's killing what was real
Breaking down everything I feel

[Chorus]
Digital decay, we're fading out
Memories compress, I scream and shout
Can't hold onto what we had
The files corrupt and I'm going mad
Ones and zeros eat my soul
Breaking down, losing control

[Verse 2]
Late night circuits, soldering iron's heat
Engineering ways to make us meet
But every copy loses something more
Not the same as it was before
Your voice gets colder with every save
These perfect copies dig an early grave

[Bridge]
Converting love to data streams
Losing touch with what it means
Signal's dropping, connection's weak
Can't decode the words you speak

[Chorus]
Digital decay, we're fading out
Memories compress, I scream and shout
Can't hold onto what we had
The files corrupt and I'm going mad
Ones and zeros eat my soul
Breaking down, losing control

[Outro]
Your jazz still echoes in my head
But every day it feels more dead
I'm trying to preserve what's left
Before we're totally bereft