The Path

[Intro] (Distant, echoey piano. A heavy, gritty bass line emerges in an odd time signature) [Tense, whispered] I feel the tectonic shift beneath the skin A quiet war where no one seems to win I’m wearing the armor, I’m playing the part But there’s a rhythmic static deep in my heart [Ethereal, soaring] The armor is heavy, it’s cold and it’s gray Why are you so afraid to let it melt away? I am the pulse you’ve been trying to mute The blossom that’s tangled deep in the root [Pre-Chorus ] [Building tension, harmonizing] The mask is cracking... The light is breaking through... [Chorus ] [Massive Gothic Metal energy, epic and dark] We are the shadow, we are the light Hiding the truth in the dead of the night No surgery, no stage, no public display Just two souls in one body, finding our way [Verse 3 ] [Anxious, melodic] But the world is a predator, watching for cracks If I let you out, I can never go back I’ll keep you in boymode, I’ll keep us both safe Behind the mask of this non-aggressive face [Verse 4 ] [Powerful, commanding] I don’t need their eyes, I just need to breathe To feel the hormones shift, to finally believe Change the chemistry, change the internal view I don’t need to be seen... I just need to be YOU [Bridge - Spoken/Melodic Discussion] [Music drops to a tribal, rhythmic drum beat] [Male]: Will they see the change? [Female]: Let them look, they won't know. [Male]: I’m scared of the friction. [Female]: We create our own flow. [Male]: This is a quiet life. [Female]: This is a loud truth. [Guitar Solo - Progressive, technical, Tool-inspired] [Outro] [Soft piano returns] [Male]: I’ll carry the shield. [Female]: I’ll be the soul inside. [Fade out on a haunting harmony] [End]