[Tempo: 113 BPM] [Time Signature: 18/8] [Arrangement: Heavy staccato math-jazz piano, sliding fretless bass, polyrhythmic drums, idiosyncratic spoken-sung female vocal] [Intro] [Key: B Minor] [Arrangement: Heavy staccato piano ostinato in 18/8, sliding fretless bass entrance, syncopated folk-jazz percussion] [Bmmaj7] [F#7b9] [Gmaj7#11] [Bb13] [Ebm9] [Cm6] [D7#9] [F#7aug] [Verse 1] [Key: B Minor] [Arrangement: Interlocking piano polyrhythms, vocal-like fretless bass counterpoint, idiosyncratic spoken-sung lead vocal] [Bmmaj7] I walk in heavy [F#7b9] sleep [Gmaj7#11] Drifting through quiet [Bb13] dark [Ebm9] A plague infects my [Cm6] dreams [D7#9] False hope acts like a pacifying [F#7aug] drug [Bmmaj7] I fed upon the [F#7b9] lie [Gmaj7#11] Trapped in a glass [Bb13] illusion [Ebm9] Ignoring every warning [Cm6] sign [D7#9] Standing upon the [F#7aug] edge [Pre-Chorus] [Key: G Minor] [Arrangement: Aggressive piano accents, sweeping fretless bass slides, detached spoken jazz-fusion phrasing] [Gmsus2] Denial feels like [Ebmaj7#11] peace [C13] A quiet numbing [Adim7] trance [Gmsus2] True clarity is [Ebmaj7#11] born [Dbmaj7] At the edge of [F7#9] breakdown [Chorus] [Key: Bb Major] [Arrangement: Dynamic ethno math-jazz climax, driving polyrhythmic drums, percussive piano riffing, expressive vocal doubling] [Bbmaj7#11] Break through the [F9] foggy glass! [Gbmaj7] I wake up at [Dbmaj7] last! [Eb9] The false hope falls [Bb13] away [Bmaj7] Into cold light of [F#7#9] day [Verse 2] [Key: B Minor] [Arrangement: Complex piano staccato lines, vocal-like bass solos underneath, eccentric vocal pacing] [Bmmaj7] The nightmare bleeds [F#7b9] right through [Gmaj7#11] My sanctuary [Bb13] walls [Ebm9] Comfort was a [Cm6] trap [D7#9] Paving a quiet [F#7aug] fall [Bmmaj7] Standing on the steep [F#7b9] brink [Gmaj7#11] Forced to finally [Bb13] think [Pre-Chorus] [Key: G Minor] [Arrangement: Escalating polyrhythmic piano ostinato, sliding fretless bass, intense detached vocal strain] [Gmsus2] Denial feels like [Ebmaj7#11] peace [C13] A quiet numbing [Adim7] trance [Gmsus2] True clarity is [Ebmaj7#11] born [Dbmaj7] At the edge of [F7#9] breakdown [Bridge] [Key: E Minor] [Arrangement: Avant-garde math-jazz breakdown, rapid percussive piano solo, unconventional vocal improvisations] [Em9] I shatter the [Cmaj7#11] dream [F13] The plague is [Bbm7] undone [Ebmaj7] No longer drugged by [Abmaj7] lies [Db7#9] Standing under the [C7#9] sky [Fm9] Truth hits with a [Dbmaj7] violent shock [Gb13] The waking mind will [C7#9] unlock! [Em9] [Bbm7] [Gb13] [C7#9] [Chorus] [Key: Bb Major] [Arrangement: High-energy polyrhythmic climax, percussive piano riffs, sliding bass fills, avant-garde vocal layer] [Bbmaj7#11] Break through the [F9] foggy glass! [Gbmaj7] I wake up at [Dbmaj7] last! [Eb9] The false hope falls [Bb13] away [Bmaj7] Into cold light of [F#7#9] day [Outro] [Key: B Minor] [Arrangement: Decelerating piano ostinato, trailing fretless bass slides, dying cymbal sustain, spoken whisper fade] [Bmmaj7] The sleepwalk is [Bb13] done now... [Gmsus2] On the sharp [Gbmaj7] edge... [Fm9] I am awake... [Em9] Standing in [Bmmaj7] light... [End]
