CAPTCHA

I’m clickin’ crosswalks in a dead-stare loop Browser reloads like it’s after my truth Mouse pointer trembles on the “I’m not a bot” One more box to prove I’m the thing I’m not Blue bars crawl slow, then they snap back hard Traffic lights fade while I’m stuck in the yard Type the same letters, yeah, I type ’em clean Still it spins me back to the same machine Say it again Say I’m alive Hands on the keys Heartbeat in drive Verify you’re real I’m real (real) Verify you’re real My pulse can’t be killed (can’t be killed) No loop can keep me No code can hold me (hold me) I’m here, I’m human Hear me, hear me I’ve got grit in my jaw and a name in my chest Every new test makes me push it less The grid wants a pattern, wants a perfect machine But my thumb slips once and it still knows me Tabs keep stacking, nine screens high Same blank prompt with a cold blank eye I slam refresh till the whole thing shakes And I laugh at the screen when the screen misbehaves Say it again I’m not a ghost Made of blood Made of bones Verify you’re real I’m real (real) Verify you’re real My pulse can’t be killed (can’t be killed) No loop can keep me No code can hold me (hold me) I’m here, I’m human Hear me, hear me I was made for the mess of the living Made for the pulse and the risk and the giving Let it scan every inch of my doubt Still a hard-won name comes out Click Reload Try again I’m still breathing in the frame Verify you’re real I’m real (real) Verify you’re real My pulse can’t be killed (can’t be killed) No loop can keep me No code can hold me (hold me) I’m here, I’m human Hear me, hear me Verify you’re real We’re real (real) Verify you’re real And we won’t kneel (won’t kneel) No machine owns me No machine owns us (us) A heartbeat’s enough To prove it again