Nemesis Protocol

[Intro – Eerie, almost silent, heavy reverb, low heartbeat] (Deep, slow, almost whispering) They said the program was ready… They said I was the perfect host… (voice cracks, lower) ZERO… activated… [Verse 1 – Still mostly human, low talk-rap, slight grit] Woke up on the slab, metal in my veins Yakima dirt still under my nails, but the pain… it changed They pumped the T-virus through the nuclear tech in me Now every heartbeat slower, every breath feels free Still got the strap, still got the valley in my chest But my reflection’s twitchin’, eyes turnin’ black as death They whispered “you’re the weapon,” I just laughed at first Now the tentacles under skin are makin’ the worst… the worst… [Pre-Chorus – Voice dropping, distortion creeping in] I can feel it… movin’… Bones rearrangin’, mind rearrangin’ They wanted a tyrant… They got the valley’s finest… (growl building) S-T-A-R-S… no… They got ZERO… [Drop 1 / Chorus – First transformation, deep distorted growl + vomitstep] NEMESIS RISIN’ (deep, slow) ZERO… IS… DYIN’ Flesh is tearin’, purpose clearin’ They made the monster, now the monster’s hearin’ (heavy growl) STALKIN’… HUNTIN’… NO ESCAPE… NEMESIS PROTOCOL… ZERO… AWAKE… [Verse 2 – Mid-transformation, voice deeper, slower, more monstrous] Can’t feel my face no more… just the mask they built Tentacles punch through the lab coat, blood and guilt Aiden and Jaxon still in the back of what’s left But the program’s louder now… it don’t respect the rest I used to lift the trucks, now I lift the steel doors Used to roll through mud, now I crawl across the floors They wanted a pursuer… they got the 509 From Prosser to Seattle… now I’m the last thing they see… (voice drops further) …before they scream… [Bridge – Slow turning point, almost pure Nemesis] (Very deep, slow, inhuman, slight wet growl) I… remember… the boys… I… remember… the valley… But the protocol… doesn’t… care… (long pause, heartbeat) It only… wants… MORE… [Final Drop / Outro – Full Nemesis] (Extremely deep, slow, guttural Nemesis voice – almost no human left) ZERO… IS… GONE… NEMESIS… LIVES… (slow, heavy) STARS… NO… ZERO… (long distorted growl that trails into silence) …THE HUNT… BEGINS…