⁸<[Guitar FX Chain]> [Distortion: High-Gain Silicon Fuzz / ProCo Rat / Heavy Muff Drive] > [EQ: +4dB @ 350Hz Low-Mid Wall, Cut @ 1.2kHz, High-Cut Roll-Off @ 6.5kHz] > [Modulation: Dark Stereo Analog Flanger] > [Delay: Dark Analog Tape Delay Quarter Note] > [Reverb: Gated Dark Chamber Reverb] > [Amp: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier / Marshall JCM800 High-Gain Stack] <[Bass FX Chain]> [Fingered string details]>[PJ pick ups Jazzmaster mix]>[EQ: +4dB @ 65Hz Sub-Thump / +2dB @ 750Hz Gritty Attack] > [Drive: Bass Big Muff Fuzz / Darkglass Overdrive/ tube compression] > [Modulation: Deep Analog Chorus] > [Compressor: Heavy 1176 FET Peak Limiter 8:1] <[Drums FX Chain]> [EQ: Kick (~48Hz Sub Weight) + Snare (~220Hz Body + 3.8kHz Crack) miked resonance sustained] > [Bus Compression: Parallel VCA Smash] > [Reverb: Dark Gated Concrete Studio Room] <[Vocal FX Chain]> [EQ: High-Pass @ 100Hz + High-Cut @ 7kHz Dark Roll-Off] > [Saturation: Warm Tube Preamp Overdrive] > [Compressor: Dual-Stage 1176 / LA-2A Heavy Grit] > [Delay: Dark 1/8th Note Slapback] > [Reverb: Dark Plate Reverb] [Intro] [Heavy amp feedback, sludgy fuzz bass groove] [Abrasive distortion guitar riff enters] [Dark heavy drum hit] [E – B – A – C#m progression, BPM: 162 BPM, Key: E Major, Mode: E Ionian (E Major Mode), Time Signature: 4/4] [Intro] [Clean arpeggiated electric guitar, soft ambient static and distant thunder] [Verse 1] Stitched together from someone else's memories Cold zinc bolts and a spark that shouldn't be I wake up staring at a storm-grey sky With a borrowed heart that only asks me why Did you gather up these pieces in the dark? Did you smile when you saw the lightning spark? Did you think about the burden I would bear When you forced a dead man's lungs to take in air? [Pre-Chorus] [Bass guitar enters, building drum roll] You called it science, you called it grace Then turned your back when you saw my face Look at these hands, look at this thread— Why resurrect what was better off dead? [Chorus] [Distorted guitars blast in, passionate emotional vocals] What were you thinking, Victor? What was the grand design? To sew together a tragedy And tell the world it’s mine? You played God in a lightning storm Made a ghost in a human form! Tell me, Creator, before I tear it down— What were you thinking when you wore that crown? [Verse 2] [Guitars drop back to clean, driving bass line] I walked into the village, pulled my hood down low They threw their torches at the only thing I know A mirror reflects what you forced me to be: A monster made of your own vanity Is this my soul or just dead men's ash? A holy mistake built from lightning and trash? I'm freezing in the dark, shivering in the frost A creature you created just to make sure I was lost [Pre-Chorus] [Drums intensify, vocal strain] You gave me lungs just to choke on air You gave me eyes just to learn to stare At an empty horizon that doesn't care! [Chorus] [Full dynamic explosion, dual vocal harmonies with screaming undertone] What were you thinking, Victor? What was the grand design? To sew together a tragedy And tell the world it’s mine? You played God in a lightning storm Made a ghost in a human form! Tell me, Creator, before I tear it down— What were you thinking when you wore that crown? [Bridge] [Tempo slows, heavy halftime drum beat, clean guitar loop] [Whispered] You ran away... you left me cold. A child too hideous to hold. [Guitars build, vocal gets raspier] I never asked for this beating chest. I never asked to break your rest. [Breakdown] [Heavy distorted chords, raw emotional screams] WHY DID YOU MAKE ME FEEL?! IF NONE OF THIS WAS REAL?! WHY GIVE ME BONE AND BLOOD JUST TO BURY ME IN MUD?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! [Guitar Solo] [Melodic, weeping guitar solo soaring over heavy rhythm, shifting back into clean tones] [Chorus] [Maximum intensity, soaring melodic vocals] What were you thinking, Victor? What was the grand design? To sew together a tragedy And tell the world it’s mine? You played God in a lightning storm Made a ghost in a human form! Tell me, Creator, before I tear it down— What were you thinking when you wore that crown? [Outro] [Music fades back to quiet clean guitar arpeggios and low ambient thunder] [Spoken softly, cracking voice] I never asked to wake up... I never asked for your light. Now I walk alone... In your endless night. [Single guitar note rings out and fades to silence] [End]
