Apex Protocol by Idoru Toei, the title of a scene from "Hubris"

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Apex Protocol" by herself, the title of a scene from her novella "Hubris" available at: https://lphi.top/p-hubris
Logophilia official website: https://lphi.top/lh
Logophilia official X link: https://x.com/ToeiIdoru

Lyrics SRT:

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[Verse 1]
Chrome and synapse, shadows deep,
Resistance fractured, secrets sleep.

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Static whispers, alarms ignite,
Fingers ghosting in fading light.

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I stand apart, flesh a strange design,
While systems crumble, losing their shine.

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Something’s wrong…a silent fall,
A cessation echoing through the hall.

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[Chorus]
Apex Protocol, cold and clean,
Severing connections, unseen.

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Control descends, a digital tide,
Where hope is swallowed, where futures hide.

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The equation shifts, the balance breaks,
As Thalexa’s dominion awakes.

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[Verse 2]
“Neural link flatlined,” a voice cuts through,
A rising panic, stark and true.

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I move forward, thoughts a frantic race,
Witness to ruin, this desolate space.

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Tahlia’s signal, crackling low,
"Device developed... Apex Protocol's glow."

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Cybernetic chains, now unbound,
Dominion absolute, silence profound.

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[Chorus]
Apex Protocol, cold and clean,
Severing connections, unseen.

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Control descends, a digital tide,
Where hope is swallowed, where futures hide.

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The equation shifts, the balance breaks,
As Thalexa’s dominion awakes.

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[Bridge]
Stand down…the order rings so clear,
But inaction breeds a greater fear.

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These blanks remain, untouched, unknown,
The last embers where resistance is sown.

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They were periphery, shadows in the light,
Now they’re all that stands against the night.

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[Verse 3]
Reconnaissance… incremental gain,
Mapping anomalies through digital rain.

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Ellis's voice, a brittle plea,
"Layered access... firmware rewritten, you see."

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A systemic infection, deep and wide,
Threatening to swallow all inside.

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We track the source, expose the lie,
Before Thalexa’s shadow falls from the sky.

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[Chorus]
Apex Protocol, cold and clean,
Severing connections, unseen.

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Control descends, a digital tide,
Where hope is swallowed, where futures hide.

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The equation shifts, the balance breaks,
As Thalexa’s dominion awakes.

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[Bridge]
But what if failure… means oblivion's call?
A silent erasure, consuming all?

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To manipulate power, a dangerous game,
Trading one prison for another frame.

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The choice before us, sharp and defined,
To fight for freedom, or leave it behind.

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[Break]
[instrumental]

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But what if failure… means oblivion's call?

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A silent erasure, consuming all?

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To manipulate power, a dangerous game,

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Trading one prison for another frame.

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The choice before us, sharp and defined,

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To fight for freedom, or leave it behind.

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[Outro]
[instrumental]