Chemical or Code (Life Seemed Digital) is a darkwave/goth track exploring the moment reality starts to feel programmed. Neon-soaked streets, altered perception, and the quiet tension between chemistry and control blur the line between what’s felt and what’s fed. Is the shift internal—or imposed? This song doesn’t answer the question. It lives inside it.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Rain on my skin like a calibrated touch
Neon bleeding through the cracks of us
Heartbeat syncing to a distant hum
I don’t remember when this feeling begun

Streetlights flicker like they know my name
Every step feels pre-arranged
Am I choosing, or being moved
Is this something I feel — or something I’m fed through?

[Pre-Chorus]
Pulse reacts before I decide
Signal blooms behind my eyes

[Chorus]
Was it chemical or code
When the colors took control
Life seemed digital
Before I even noticed it was cold

Was it chemistry or design
When my thoughts fell into line
Life seemed digital
Like I crossed the edge and didn’t mind

[Verse 2]
Hands feel distant, body on delay
Words arrive half a second late
Pleasure curves like an algorithm
Soft and perfect, but I didn’t write the system

Umbrella shakes with electric rain
Every drop leaves a trace of light
I’m still standing in the same place
While the world upgrades right in front of my face

[Pre-Chorus]
Nerves light up in sequence
Comfort coded as convenience

[Chorus]
Was it chemical or code
When the colors took control
Life seemed digital
Before I even noticed it was cold

Was it chemistry or design
When my thoughts fell into line
Life seemed digital
Like I crossed the edge and didn’t mind

[Bridge]
If this is real, why does it loop
If this is me, why does it boot
I don’t feel lost, I feel aligned
Like something else is reading my mind

No panic, no fear
Just clarity sharpened to a veneer

[Break][Spoken Word]
Static breath
Quiet glow

[Final Chorus]
Chemical or code
I don’t need to know
Life seemed digital
And I let the signal take control

Chemical or code
I stayed instead of going home
Life seemed digital
And somehow…
I still felt whole

[Outro]
Rain keeps falling
I stay still
If this is programmed
I don’t want the cure yet