Arcade with No Final Level

[Verse 1 — arcade bleeps, chopped vocals]
One more token, one more stage
I've bought your joy with all my days
I land the jumps, collect the gold
You point at one missed bonus code

[Pre-Chorus — arpeggiated synth]
My initials never make the screen
I forgot what winning used to mean

[Chorus — explosive harmonies]
It's an arcade with no final level
One wrong move and the score resets
I beat the boss, you move the target
Then circle every chance I missed
I want to pull the power cable
And watch the whole machine go black
But other hands are on the console
And I can't take their chances back
(Go, go, go / don't go)

[Verse 2 — syncopated bass]
My own game waits behind the glass
With all the lives I didn't have

[Bridge — half-time drop]
A clean restart might save my name
But who gets hurt outside the game?

[Outro — fading bitcrush]
Insert another piece of me
The screen still says I'm incomplete