A story about life under constant surveillance.
Neon lights, endless streams of code, and the hum of the system set the scene for someone trapped, always online, always watched.
Spoken word meets synth-music in a reflection on control, data, and lost freedom.
Avaliable on major streaming platforms, online music stores and Bandcamp.
https://tfm85.bandcamp.com/track/prisoner-of-the-algorithm

Lyrics:

Verse
He wakes up to the glow of the screen.
No sun, no sky, just code.
His pulse synced to the algorithm.
His dreams stored in the cloud.
He used to write music,
now he just feeds data.
Every click, every breath,
another number for the hive.
The city hums,
cold steel and artificial gods.
He smiles on cue,
coz the system records it all.

And somewhere deep inside,
he wonders when he last felt truly offline.

Verse
They promised connection,
but gave him control.
Sold him comfort,
and took his soul.
He tried to disappear,
unplug, erase, escape,
but the network remembered him.
It remembers everything.
His ID, his voice, his face.
All property of the machine.
He runs, but the walls
are made of code.

And somewhere deep inside,
he can’t remember the last time he was offline.

End
He screams,
but even that becomes a notification.

Prisoner of the Algorithm

He is a bedroom producer and hobby DJ whose life has been deeply shaped by electronic music since the 1990s. As a child, he spent countless hours tuning in to radio stations and recording his favorite tracks onto cassette tapes. Over the years, he has created trance and progressive music, always staying true to his love for electronic sounds.

Synthwave and synthpop have long held a special place in his heart — he already has a few releases in these genres and continues to feel unwavering enthusiasm to keep creating more. He releases his music entirely independently, without relying on labels or outside expectations, which makes him a lesser-known artist — but that doesn’t bother him at all. As one of his mottos says: “Be your own biggest fan.”

Prisoner of the Algorithm

TFM85