Metal Grooves

You pulled up in a silver car

Practiced your cool face in the mirror

I asked your name,

you checked your app

It said my signal wasn't clearer

Your red-heart visor flashed a code

I tried to laugh,

my voice went thin

You said, “That’s just a little bug”

Then asked me if I’d like to log in

We’re both pretending this is smooth

Two nervous people playing cool

Your heart says error,

mine says retry

We’re two soft glitches in a hard-drive sky

You look so cool,

I can’t look away

Let’s crash this perfect date today

Your heart says error,

mine says retry

No user manual, no alibi

If love’s a bug,

then let it stay

We’ll laugh about it all the way

Error, error—retry (yeah)

Error, error—stay awhile

You offered me a digital rose

It wilted when the battery died

We split one pack of vending fries

And watched the traffic crawl outside

You told me you hate small talk

I said, “Same—what’s your biggest fear?”

You said, “That you’ll think I’m weird.” I said,

“Too late, but you’re still here.”

We’re both pretending this is smooth

Two nervous people playing cool

Your heart says error,

mine says retry We’re two soft glitches in a hard-drive sky You

look so cool, I can’t look away Let’s crash this perfect date

today Your heart says error,

mine says retry No user manual,

no alibi If love’s a bug,

then let it stay We’ll laugh about it all the way Error,

error—retry No rush,

no fix, just you and I