[Intro]
(chirp … one beat … echo)
Attention shoppers: nobody is coming
(chirp … one beat … echo)
This wing is sealed. Please shine on.

[Verse 1]
Sealed-wing dusk, every grate pulled down
Mannequins on clearance, staring at the ground
Ceiling alarm's battery's on its last coat
Chirping every eleven seconds, taking notes
Tile answers back one heartbeat late
Loneliest duet in the Golden State

[Pre-Chorus]
Barbie 2 raises her compact to the sound
Catches a chirp in the glass, shines it around
"Message from the old world!" — she swears it's a sign
But the echo's just the alarm keeping time

[Chorus]
Beep means beware (beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (beep!)
Beep means we were never really there
Beep means beware (beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (beep!)
Low-battery heartbeat in the air

[Post-Chorus]
(chirp— chirp— be— be—)
(beware— nobody— nev— er—)
Tape chewed the answer, echo's running late
(e-e-eleven … eleven … eleven …)

[Verse 2]
Drum machine ticks like a straightener cooling down
Counts to zero for a crowd that's never coming round
Fluorescents hum flat, they're about to blow
Even the exit signs are running low
We beeped back once, just to be polite
First friend that alarm's had since the plugs died that night

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Barbie 3 swears the glare spells S-O-S
Barbie 1 buffs the static off her dress
"Old world's paging us!" — three compacts align
But the echo's just the alarm keeping time

[Chorus]
Beep means beware (beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (beep!)
Beep means we were never really there
Beep means beware (beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (beep!)
Low-battery heartbeat in the air

[Bridge]
"Attention: this is not a test" (not a test … not a test … not a test)
"This wing remains sealed for your safety" (your safety … your safety … your safety)
The alarm thinks the wall is a friend
The wall thinks the alarm is the end
Same warning, twice-bounced, in a shinier coat
A low battery singing to a ghost

[Chorus]
Beep means beware (beep! beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (nobody, nobody, yeah)
Beep means we were never really there
Beep means beware (beep! beep!)
Beep means nobody cares (nobody, nobody, yeah)
Low-battery heartbeat in the air
(we shine on … we shine on …)

[Outro]
(chirp … one beat … echo)
Eleven seconds … eleven seconds …
Beep means—
This wing is closed. Thank you for shining.
(battery flat, battery flat)