[Intro: Soft acoustic guitar, subtle ambient synth pad, quiet breathing] [Verse 1: Soft clean vocals, gentle acoustic picking] I catch my reflection in a darkened glass A ghost of your shadow from a distant past How do I hate the hands that built my frame? How do I love the voice that brought the shame? I hold your memory like a burning ember Forgiving the things I shouldn't remember [Pre-Chorus: Subtle bass enters, electric guitar volume swells] You were the altar where I used to pray Now you’re the storm I try to wash away Torn in the middle of a war inside Where love and resentment learn to collide [Chorus: Melodic soft rock, warm bass, gentle electric rhythm] And it’s the fall... watching the pedestal crack Loving the hand that kept holding me back Hating the anchor, but missing the sea How could you be everything hurting in me? Yeah, how could you be everything hurting in me? [Verse 2: Soft vocals, steady drum rimshot, low bass line] I caught my own temper in the room today The exact same words that you used to say A flash in my eyes that I recognized Your darkest reflection, perfectly disguised I swore I would run as far as I could Now I’m turning into what I misunderstood [Pre-Chorus: Guitar distortion increases, drums build intensity] You were the altar where I used to pray Now you’re the storm I try to wash away Torn in the middle of a war inside Where love and resentment learn to collide [Chorus: Melodic rock, heavier drums, soaring vocals] And it’s the fall... watching the pedestal crack Loving the hand that kept holding me back Hating the anchor, but missing the sea How could you be everything hurting in me? [Bridge: Full band build, heavy bass rumble, vocals gaining grit] [Instrumental: Building drums, heavy rhythm guitar crescendo] Is it blood? Is it poison? Is it baked in my bones? Am I building a palace... out of your broken stones? [Shout/Scream: Heavy distortion] I DON'T WANT TO BE YOU! [Heavy Beat Drop: Explosive trap/alt-metal transition, crushing distorted guitars, heavy 808s] [Climax Chorus: Full power vocals, heavy metal riffing, driving drums] AND THIS IS THE FALL! WATCHING IT ALL CRUMBLE DOWN! LOVING THE GHOST WHILE I DROWN IN THIS TOWN! HATING THE ANCHOR, BUT COVERED IN SCARS! LOOKING AT YOU... AND SEEING WHO WE ARE! [Grand Outro: Heavy wall of sound, atmospheric strings, swelling lead guitar solo] [Instrumental: Orchestral strings blending with heavy distorted guitars and thunderous drums] (Seeing who we are...) (The apple doesn't fall far...) [Music abruptly slows, strings take over, soft acoustic guitar returns] I catch my reflection... And I see you. [Final heavy guitar chime] [Silence] [End]
