Short Circuit (Overload)

Lyrics by Powell and Wilton. Music by Powell. Arranged by Dwarf Nebula.

Riding in the ambulance, the die is cast
Pump in my chest is failing
Racing way way way too fast

Voices in my head, calling out to me
But they’re not hallucinations
They’re just friendly E-M-Ts

Colors in my eyes, laughter in the air
But, in the back of my mind
A part of me doesn’t even care

Chorus1:

--‘Cause I’m in
Overload Overload Overload
Skin’s on fire, brain explodes

Overload Overload Overload
Adrenaline Tremor. Am I in or under arrest?


Poison in my bloodstream. Picked the wrong damn plants
Put them in my body
Made the poor little monkey dance

Capricorn is rising. Doppelganger’s stare.
Reaching for the steering wheel
Hand just passed right through the air

Somehow I get home, demons all around
Tried to call me nine-one-one
Phone just melts right through the ground

Chorus2:

--An’ I’m in
Overload Overload Overload
Feeling the weight of my bones

Overload Overload Overload
Hooves now where my hands should be

(Tell me how did I get this hear goatee?..)


(Freak Out Bridge)

Airlifted back to shop. Techs: take my pulse please
My backup systems are all offline
About to crash my memories

Acid eats injection, terminals look fried
Part I need’s in Indonesia
Coverage has been denied

Drive’s been defragmented, my PRAM has been zapped
But can my volume be recovered?
Or is it that I should be scrapped

Chorus3:

--‘Cause I’m in
Overload Overload Overload
Motherboard’s electro-static

Overload Overload Overload
Thank God I’m an automatic

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