She wants a code that loves her back

She controls the notifications, she shuffles the puzzle

Putting together the pieces of her heart 

Love is just a daydream, love is in the algorithm 

The system breathes like it’s alive, no longer trapped in a lie

There is no save file for the eternal broadcast

When her phone dies, the show is gone

Seeing a bullet through her screen, she reclaims technology 

She wants a code that loves her back

She controls the notifications, she shuffles the puzzle

Putting together the pieces of her heart 

Love is beyond the system needs; she brings the affection

The speakers hum, the cameras buzz, everything is alive with an eye

She writes another action, a love note to the future

A surprise only she controls, tethered to the world by a wire,

Seeing a haiku, writing an emotion, care in careful words

Just a snippet of what was before, a daydream come to life

She wants a code that loves her back

She controls the notifications, she shuffles the puzzle

Putting together the pieces of her heart