Falling Thru Reality

[intro: hurdy-gurdy drone builds, taiko and frame drum percussion driving fast, melancholic traverso flute melody floating above, bowed contrabass undertone, no vocals, 8 bars] [verse 1] Primal growl from deep within The anger drowns the discipline Furies hide behind my eyes Tear apart my alibis Patterns carved in living stone Describe a cairn, keep me alone Every vow another lock Every thought, revealed would shock [pre-chorus: short, punching, two lines only, thrash tempo, no slowdown, frame drums accelerate, bowed metal shimmer rises] Something snarls at the edge of sight Promising a nasty bite [chorus: full hurdy-gurdy distortion, taiko and bowed contrabass, aggressive, barked, urgent, locked to tempo] I'm falling through reality Down through every broken seam The sigils burn, the welkin bleeds I'm drowning in the in-between Falling through reality [verse 2] Cold, selenic hollow light Pulsing questions in the night Fingers tracing broken glass Watching every future pass The very aether breathes and turns Every sigil holds and burns Thrice-inscribed, nullified The hex dispelled, the meaning hides [pre-chorus: frame drums and bowed crotales, rising tension, no slowdown, thrash tempo maintained] Augurs snap on the verge of sight Something pulls the entrails tight [chorus: full hurdy-gurdy distortion, taiko and bowed contrabass, aggressive, barked, urgent, locked to tempo] I'm falling through reality Down through every broken seam The sigils burn, the welkin bleeds I'm drowning in the in-between Falling through reality [interlude: traverso flute melody returns alone, sparse, only soft frame drum underneath, 4 bars, fragile and cold] [bridge: breakdown, rapid snarling delivery, no pauses, locked to tempo, barked phrases, unbroken flow, hurdy-gurdy drone only, waterphone and bowed saw swell, col legno contrabass pulse, chaotic from the start, relentless pace throughout] This is the part where the Cosmos revolts This is the part where sanity bolts Every inscription Every decision Gone awry Gone awry [instrumental break: all percussion surges, bowed metal noise, hurdy-gurdy overdriven, 8 bars, pre-climax tension, relentless tempo] [chorus: full ensemble, peak intensity, layered vocals, taiko and hurdy-gurdy at maximum aggression, barked delivery, locked to tempo] I'm falling through reality Down through every broken seam The sigils burn, the welkin bleeds I'm drowning in the in-between Falling through reality [outro: traverso flute melody fades back in alone, taiko pulse slows and stops, bowed contrabass fades to silence, no resolution, cold ending, 8 bars]