Alekhine’s Gun

[Intro] (very quiet, distant) You don’t hear it yet… …but you will [Verse 1] I don’t move the shadows I don’t need the light you were already seen before you felt the sight I don’t break the silence I don’t force the view everything you notice has already noticed you [Hook] I always see you not where you look not where you run I always see you before it begins before it’s done [Verse 2] you call it a distance you call it a line but every direction is already mine you’re not being followed you’re already there inside the reflection you forgot to compare [Hook] I always see you even when you think you’ve gone somewhere I can’t follow I always see you before the thought is formed before it becomes tomorrow [Bridge] (subtle tension rise) You don’t hear the pattern you don’t feel the shift but every step you take is a step I already lived There’s no sudden movement there’s no warning sign just the quiet understanding that you’ve always been inside [Drop / Expansion] (low pulse grows slightly) You don’t escape it you align You don’t outrun it you arrive [Verse 3] you measure out the silence like it’s something you can break but silence isn’t empty it’s the shape that you create you’re waiting for a moment when it finally appears but it’s been there in the distance watching through your years [Hook] I always see you not in the dark not in the light I always see you in every choice you think is right [Final Passage] (stripped, nearly spoken) you don’t need to find me you don’t need to try there’s nothing left between us there’s no place to hide [Outro] (fading, almost gone) …we’re helpless