CUTEBUTCRITICAL.
Three girls. One terminally dysfunctional city. The original dangerously addictive single. Kira brings the chaos, Vex brings the precision, Riot brings the system down. Night City is officially out of excuses.
PUBLIC NUISANCE ♡

THE SINGLE
The track set that put SWEET//TOXIC on every bad-corporate-mood board in town. Still loud, still dangerous, still irresistible.

MEET THE THREAT
Individually a problem. Together a citywide incident.

KIRA.
Sweet as candy, twice as explosive. Turns collateral damage into confetti and means every word of her apology. Mostly.

VEX.
Ex-corpo, ice-cold aim, even colder one-liners. Her shots don't miss. Her sarcasm occasionally does damage too.

RIOT.
Born to break firewalls and rules. Elite netrunner, lethal flow, and the reason corporate IT keeps changing its passwords.
THE CITY HAS RECEIPTS.
Six leaked incident reports. One impossible night when Riot hijacked Night City's screens and dropped CTRL + ALT + DELULU into the entire skyline. Plus the stories that made Kira, Vex and Riot everyone's favorite public nuisance.
OPEN THE STORY ARCHIVE ↗
LYRIC DATABASE
Every line. Every punchline. Every deeply concerning admission. Choose a track to unfold its full lyrics.
01 /CUTE BUT CRITICAL
[Intro - Kira / bubbly] Good morning, Night City! Another beautiful day to almost die! (Hi, hi!) (Please remain alive!) [Verse 1 - Kira / cheerful] Woke up pretty, power's out Sirens screaming all about Coffee cold, apartment hot Neighbor's missing, guess he got shot Pink chrome nails, ballistic vest Another day, another mess Rent past due, got a bounty on me But my eyeliner's sharp, so tee-hee! [Verse 2 - Vex / deadpan] Bought new legs at a discount store One runs fast, one hits the floor Doctor smiled, said, "You'll be fine!" Then his license expired online Corpo called: "Your dream career! Sign your soul and disappear!" Great benefits, a dental plan And a coffin with a company brand! [Pre-Chorus - Riot / teasing] Bang-bang, another bad day Swipe that trauma away Heart rate high, credit low That's just how the good times go! Got no luck, got no shame Whole damn city's gone insane If we're doomed by half past ten Might as well look cute till then! [Chorus 1 - All / explosive] Cute but critical! Life's so digital! Heart goes boom, room goes kaboom We're dancing through impending doom! Cute but critical! Crime's habitual! Neon lipstick, loaded charm City's burning, false alarm! La-la-la, another casualty Ha-ha-ha, that's capitalism, baby! Smile for the camera, strike that pose The body count's high, but the ratings rose! Cute but critical! (So adorable!) (So deplorable!) [Post-Chorus - Kira / chant] Beep-beep, flatline! Still got time for a headline! Click-click, reload! Strike a pose in disaster mode! [Verse 3 - Kira / giggly] Took my crush to a noodle stand He lost his nerve; I lost my hand Found it waving from across the street Aww, it still remembers the beat! [Verse 4 - Vex / icy] HR sent cake for record sales Then billed the staff for frosting fails Boss said, "We're a family here" Funny, families don't charge for air [Rap - Riot / fast, savage] Click-clack, chrome stack, glitter on the gat Big talk, small shock, who's afraid of that? Pink hair, don't care, bullets in the air Five-star bounty and a six-star stare Quickhack, flashback, system overload Lip gloss, boss loss, welcome to the road Corpo suit, shiny boot, selling us the sky Fine print says we're licensed till we die Choom-choom, boom-boom, hear the siren sing MaxTac on the rooftop, what a lovely thing! Red light, street fight, somebody stole my ride Called a Delamain, now the cab's my guide Bad gig, big rig, payment never came Fixer says, "Exposure!" Girl, that's not a wage! Three queens, bright screens, chaos on display Night City tried to kill us, we demanded better pay! (Cha-ching!) (Rejected!) (How rude!) [Pre-Chorus 2 - Vex / icy build] Lights out, blackout, share prices dive Legal says we're technically alive If tomorrow's not guaranteed Tonight's exactly what we need! [Chorus 2 - All / bigger, cheekier] Cute but critical! Glitching through the digital! Boom-boom, sparks in the danger zone We made the wreckage our runway home! Cute but critical! Criminally photogenic! Chrome-lit chaos, camera flash Smile while the market crashes! La-la-la, who pulled the plug? Ha-ha-ha, Riot just shrugged Three loud hearts, one broken town Raise the roof before it falls down! Cute but critical! (So adorable!) (So deplorable!) [Bridge - Call and response / sweet] [Kira] If I flatline, fix my bow [Vex] That's an extra charge, you know [Riot] Trauma Team is running late [All] Leave a lovely one-star rate! [Dance Break - Heavy glitch bass] ERROR! ERROR! Looking good in terror! SYSTEM! SYSTEM! Kiss your warranty goodbye! Bam-bam! Glitter bomb! Dance until the power's gone! (Hey!) (Go cyberpsycho!) (Just kidding!) [Final Chorus - All / explosive] Cute but critical! Loud and unpredictable! Heart goes boom, lights go kaboom We made a nightclub out of doom! Cute but critical! Survival's optional! Neon lipstick, loaded charm MaxTac's dancing, sound the alarm! La-la-la, the skyline glows Ha-ha-ha, nobody knows Three sweet smiles, one burning town Try your best to shut us down! Cute but critical! We're the city's favorite glitch! (So adorable!) (So deplorable!) (Cute but critical!) [Outro - System voice / trio] Thank you for visiting Night City. Please rate your stay. [Kira] Five stars! So sparkly! [Vex] Zero. The form lacks that option. [Riot] I hacked it. Now it does. [All] BYE-BYE!
02 /TRIGGER HAPPY
[Intro - Vex / spoken, elegant] Ladies, the operation is simple. No witnesses. No surprises. [Kira] Can I bring explosives? [Vex] Absolutely not. [Riot] She brought explosives. (Oh, wonderful.) [Verse 1 - Vex / smooth] Silk-lined gloves and a tailored suit Laser sights on a polished boot Count to three, let the camera spin One clean shot and we're walking in Perfect aim, never miss my mark Silver flash in the velvet dark Safety off, emotions on mute Darling, precision is terribly cute [Verse 2 - Riot / rhythmic] Crack that code, make the cameras sleep Firewall's cheap and the passwords weak ICE looks tough till I slip inside Now their own security's on our side Doors swing wide, every guard goes blind Left their precious little locks behind Got their secrets in a data stream Corporate nightmares are my favorite dream [Pre-Chorus - Kira / excited] Tick-tock, time to play! Oops, I blew the vault away! [Vex] That was not in the plan! [Kira] But look how fast it ran! [Chorus 1 - All / brass explosion] Trigger happy, snappy, snappy! Dancing through a big catastrophe! Click goes Vex, and Riot cracks the code Kira made the whole damn building explode! Trigger happy, fancy, flashy! Champagne taste and a getaway taxi! One, two, three, what a lovely mess We're a high-class crime in a party dress! (Bang-bang!) (Cha-cha!) (Whoopsie-daisy!) [Post-Chorus - Swing chant] Click, click, swing! Hear that brass band ring! Tap, tap, spin! Let the trouble begin! [Verse 3 - Kira / sugary] Found a guard behind a door Now he's sleeping on the floor Gave his helmet little ears Aww, he's cute! Collecting souvenirs! [Vex] Please stop decorating men. [Kira] Can I decorate them again? [Riot] Security's calling for support. [Kira] Then invite them to the resort! [Verse 4 - Vex / cold] Thirty targets, thirty rounds? No, one warning shot, no sounds Ricochet across the wall Watch their weapons tumble, fall Never rush and never sweat I don't lose a single bet [Kira] Can I shoot the chandelier? [Vex] No. [Crash] [Vex] Naturally, my dear. [Rap - Riot / fast, mischievous] Tap-tap, backdoor, slip into the mainframe Hack stack, quick attack, beat 'em at their own game Byte bite, red light, ICE about to fracture Ghost through the grid like a digital disaster Ping-ping, firewall, now it's looking tragic One blink, system sync, call it techno-magic Bank vault, full halt, passwords in a folder Corpo bigshots crying on a shareholder's shoulder Vex got aim like a laser-guided thesis Kira got grenades and a talent for pieces I got admin, got access, got keys to the kingdom Three bad girls, hear the alarm bells sing 'em! Money? Nah, we want the prototype chip And the footage of their CEO's embarrassing trip Upload, unload, now the whole world knows He got scared by a vending machine that froze! (Access granted!) (Ego damaged!) (Hehehe!) [Pre-Chorus 2 - Vex / rising] The plan is gone, the vault's in flames I should have known she'd play these games [Riot] But we've got the prize! [Kira] And confetti! [Vex] That's drywall, sweetheart. Get ready. [Chorus 2 - All / bigger] Trigger happy, snappy, snappy! Making mayhem look so classy! Vex stays cool while the bullets fly Riot made the drones dance in the sky! Trigger happy, fancy, flashy! Kira stole a golden taxi! One, two, three, watch the headlines spread "Worst professionals!" the reporter said! (Bang-bang!) (Cha-cha!) (Five-star chaos!) [Bridge - Jazzy breakdown] [Vex] I requested subtlety. [Riot] I disabled security. [Kira] I improved the scenery! [All] With extremely poor machinery! [Vex] Next time, I work alone. [Riot] You'd miss my brilliant chrome. [Kira] And my boom-boom symphony! [Vex] Unfortunately, probably. [Dance Break - Brass / swing] Step left, aim right Neon fever Friday night Spin twice, drop low Run before the sirens show! [Final Chorus - All / explosive] Trigger happy, snappy, snappy! Night City's favorite calamity! Vex got style, Riot runs the show Kira screams, "One more!" and the buildings go BOOM! Trigger happy, fancy, flashy! Three sweet criminals, never classy! One, two, three, take a final bow We were meant to leave an hour ago! [Outro - Vex / exhausted] [Vex] The mission was a success. [Riot] Technically. [Kira] Can we do it again?! [Vex] I need a drink. [All] CHEERS!
03 /CTRL + ALT + DELULU
[Intro - Riot / digital whisper] Hello, Night City. Your network has been compromised. Your privacy? Gone. Your dignity? Pending. Welcome to my little playground! (CTRL!) (ALT!) (DELULU!) [Verse 1 - Riot / glitchy] Midnight, screen bright, fingers on the keys Got a million little secrets floating in the breeze Corpo-grade encryption? That's adorable, sweet Your firewall just bowed down to my beat Turn their ads into dancing cats Put pink little crowns on the combat bots' hats Every billboard flashing my face Congratulations, I own this place! [Verse 2 - Vex / cool] Corporate panic on the evening feed Executives screaming, "What do we need?" Competent management, possibly But that's outside my specialty Sniper on a rooftop, waiting for the cue One precise shot and the jammer's through Not a hair disturbed, not a wasted round Meanwhile Kira's upside down [Pre-Chorus - Kira / manic] Lights go blink and the streets go pink Something's burning, what do you think? [Riot] I said, "Don't touch that switch!" [Kira] But it had a cute little glitch! [Vex] Why are the drones on fire? [Kira] They wanted to go higher! (Hee-hee!) (Too late!) [Chorus 1 - All / hyperpop drop] CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Everything's broken, but we look brand-new! Glitch-glitch, kiss-kiss, crash the display We're the cutest little bugs in your operating day! CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Neon-colored madness coming straight at you! Dance till the servers melt Best bad update you've ever felt! Oh-oh, pixel fever! Nobody can stop this diva! CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Night City's offline, woo-hoo! [Post-Chorus - Robotic chant] Re-re-reboot! Shake that cyber-suit! Zip-zap, click-clack! No, you can't have your data back! [Verse 3 - Kira / sweet] Traffic lights are disco balls Someone's screaming in the malls Combat drones do pirouettes Best surprise we've had here yet! Tossed a grenade into the sky Made a firework butterfly [Vex] That's an expensive military device. [Kira] But look! The colors are nice! [Rap - Riot / double-time] Ping spike, quick strike, dancing in the subnet Black ICE, bad dice, haven't lost a run yet Code crack, bounce back, spinning up a daemon Watchdog barking? Girl, I already tamed him Root key, VIP, admin in the system Corpsec screaming, "Who did this?" Tell 'em that I missed 'em Deep dive, live wire, neurons in a frenzy Flipped the whole grid like a nightclub entry Byte by byte, I rewrite their night Turn the riot drones into a laser light Data breach, peach beach, virtual vacation Broke the stock exchange with a dance invitation Vex on the scope, cold stare, zero doubt One click, clean hit, communications out Kira on the floor with a glitter grenade Says the bigger the blast, the prettier the parade I'm the ghost in the code, got the network spinning No cash, no crown, just the thrill of winning Three icons, one town, all feeds hijacked Now the mayor's doing choreography on a looped playback! (No escape!) (Auto-save!) (Too late!) [Pre-Chorus 2 - Vex / dry] Citywide outage, markets in distress Every news channel calls us a mess [Riot] Our stream just hit a million views! [Kira] I blew up another fuse! [Vex] Naturally. Wonderful news. [Chorus 2 - All / distorted] CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Your security's crying, but our ratings grew! Zap-zap, clap-clap, overload the night Even MaxTac's dancing under ultraviolet light! CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Corpo tears make the prettiest blue! Bass hits hard, skyline tilts Everybody move while the system rebuilds! Oh-oh, glitchy fever! Turn the street into a speaker! CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Who's the administrator? WHO? [Bridge - Fake system announcement] [System] Emergency broadcast detected. [Vex] Emergency denied. [Riot] Broadcast redirected. [Kira] EXPLOSIONS AMPLIFIED! [Dance Break - Hard rave drop] ERROR 404! Can't control us anymore! SYSTEM CRASH! Glitter, static, neon flash! [Final Chorus - All / euphoric] CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Whole city screaming, and we're singing too! Boom-boom, blink-blink, watch the circuits glow Night City's greatest unauthorized show! CTRL! ALT! DELULU! Three rogue idols with a world to screw! No more rules, just digital rain Tomorrow they'll be fixing everything again! [Outro - Glitchy laughter] [Riot] Network restored. [Vex] Damage report? [Riot] Extensive. [Kira] Encore?! [Vex] Absolutely not. [System] Rebooting concert... [All] AGAIN?! [Connection lost.]
LOUD ENOUGH TO WAKE THE DEAD. AGAIN.
