Tears on Chrome

Tears on Chrome
by
Tingster & The Coyotitos

[Verse 1]
Your face flickers in a glowing frame,
a ghost in glass, but never the same.
Every touch reduced to static heat,
every kiss a signal incomplete.

[Pre-Chorus]
I scroll through versions of who you are,
but the distance hides behind the stars.
Your voice is clear, your eyes are near,
but nothing real is living here.

[Chorus]
Tears on chrome —
reflections no one sees.
Shining, cold,
a heartbreak on the screen.
Tears on chrome —
a silence dressed in light.
We shine like steel,
but shatter in the night.

[Verse 2]
Your body’s pixels, your love’s a stream,
a liquid shadow of what it means.
We type confessions, we send replies,
but the warmth dissolves, it never arrives.

[Pre-Chorus]
I reach through circuits, but I can’t hold,
a love rehearsed but never bold.
Your laughter fades, a phantom tone,
an echo trapped in dial tones.

[Chorus]
Tears on chrome —
reflections no one sees.
Shining, cold,
a heartbreak on the screen.
Tears on chrome —
a silence dressed in light.
We shine like steel,
but shatter in the night.

[Bridge]
The wires hum, the network sings,
but emptiness is all it brings.
The glow is bright, the heart is numb,
a digital requiem to what we’ve become.

[Final Chorus]
Tears on chrome —
eternal but never warm.
We’re polished lies,
a storm without a storm.
Tears on chrome —
reflections out of reach.
A perfect mask,
but nothing underneath.

[Outro]
The screen goes dark,
the signal dies.
Tears on chrome,
and no goodbyes.