Rigged
Alternative rock with industrial and electronic elements. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted chugging patterns and open power chords. A prominent synth bass with a gritty, overdriven texture follows the guitar riffs. The drum kit features a compressed snare and a heavy kick, occasionally incorporating electronic percussion hits and glitchy fills. Vocals are processed with light distortion and doubling, shifting between melodic singing and aggressive, belted delivery. The arrangement includes atmospheric synth pads and high-pitched lead synth accents. 160 BPM, 4/4 time signature, Key of D Minor.
Rigged
Alternative rock with industrial and electronic elements. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted chugging patterns and open power chords. A prominent synth bass with a gritty, overdriven texture follows the guitar riffs. The drum kit features a compressed snare and a heavy kick, occasionally incorporating electronic percussion hits and glitchy fills. Vocals are processed with light distortion and doubling, shifting between melodic singing and aggressive, belted delivery. The arrangement includes atmospheric synth pads and high-pitched lead synth accents. 160 BPM, 4/4 time signature, Key of D Minor.
Lyrics
Verse 1
I’m a ritual you didn’t ask to perform
The eye of the needle, the heart of the storm
I’m sorry I’m jagged... I’m sorry I’m mean
I’m the glitch in the system, the ghost in the machine
You’re tracing my scars like they’re maps to a home
But I’m just a graveyard of seeds you have sown
I’ll beg for your mercy, then poison the well
I’m a beautiful story that’s destined for hell.
Pre-Chorus
And I’ll say I’m sorry until the words lose their weight
Until "I love you" feels like a synonym for "hate"
Look at the mess that I’ve made of your heart
Isn’t it art?
(Whispered, cracking)
Isn’t it art?
Chorus
It’s a rigged game, baby, and we’re both gonna lose
But I’d rather die with you than have to choose
A life without the bleeding, a life without the ache
You’re the only masterpiece I’m allowed to break
Toxic devotion, a crown made of glass
Watching the light of our sanity pass
You can’t walk away and I can’t let you go
We’re the prettiest disaster that the world will ever know.
Verse 2
Yeah, I’m addicted to the way that you forgive me
To the way you let the darkness come and live in me
I’m a black hole, baby, I’m a vacuum
I’m the shadows stretching out across the bedroom
You should’ve left when the ink was still drying
But you’re still here... and I’m still lying
Telling you I’ll change while I’m sharpening the knife
You’re my anchor, you’re my savior, you’re the ruin of my life.
Pre-Chorus]
And I’ll say I’m sorry until the words lose their weight
Until "I love you" feels like a synonym for "hate"
Look at the mess that I’ve made of your heart
Isn’t it art?
(Whispered, cracking)
Isn’t it art?
Chorus
It’s a rigged game, baby, and we’re both gonna lose
But I’d rather die with you than have to choose
A life without the bleeding, a life without the ache
You’re the only masterpiece I’m allowed to break
Toxic devotion, a crown made of glass
Watching the light of our sanity pass
You can’t walk away and I can’t let you go
We’re the prettiest disaster that the world will ever know.
Bridge
It’s rigged...
It’s rigged...
I’m the house... and the house always wins.
You think you’re saving me?
(Voice builds slightly, becoming more desperate but still melodic)
You’re just drowning with me.
We’re not breaking the cycle...
We’re becoming the wheel.
Final Chorus
It’s a rigged game, baby, and we’re both gonna lose
But I’d rather die with you than have to choose
A life without the bleeding, a life without the ache
You’re the only masterpiece I’m allowed to break
Toxic devotion, a crown made of glass
Watching the light of our sanity pass
You can’t walk away and I can’t let you go
We’re the prettiest disaster...
Outro
(The piano returns to the simple, lonely melody of the intro)
The game is done.