[Intro: A soft, ambient synth pad hums. A clean electric guitar begins an intricate, melodic picking pattern—delicate, emotional, and rhythmic.] [Verse 1: Melodic guitar picking continues. Intimate, breathy vocals.] I’m safe in here... Inside this bubble (I’ve made for me) Designed it, all by myself, To keep me… from becoming (like everyone else) [Vocal Grit enters on the final word] [Pre-Chorus: Rhythmic bass pulses. The guitar picking becomes more urgent and slightly distorted, rising in pitch.] When I close my eyes… I see the colors in my mind… The beauty and the beast in me (The beautiful beast in me!) [Massive drum fill build-up] [Chorus: EXPLOSIVE LIFT. Wide, melodic wall of sound. High-tenor belt.] One step closer and two steps back, A run-away cart, on a one-way track, It’s my destiny, for all eternity, To see the butterfly (in my mind) I’ll never be! (NEVER BE!) [Drawn out, captivating vocal harmony] [Verse 2: RAP-ROCK FLOW. Heavy syncopated guitar chugs. Aggressive, rhythmic delivery.] It’s so close, I can taste it, but I can’t get out of my own way, I can move mountains, I prove that daily, But my mind is terrain... that can be deadly! (Deadly!) [Music cuts to just the melodic guitar picking for a split second] [Pre-Chorus: Rising intensity. Layered vocals.] When I close my eyes… I see the colors in my mind… The beauty and the beast in me (The beautiful beast in me!) [Distorted Shout] [Chorus: MAXIMUM VOLUME. Soaring harmonies and stadium-sized energy.] One step closer and two steps back, A run-away cart, on a one-way track, This is my destiny, for all eternity, To see the butterfly (in my mind) I’ll never be! [Bridge: Music drops to a heavy rhythmic stomp. Half-time feel.] I’m tapping on the glass (just let me in) My potential.. on the other side (within my reach) Why won’t you let me in? (Just let me in!) For once let your beauty be seen, (and let the beast free…) But once again... (once again..) [Vocal rises into a powerful, gritty belt] [Final Chorus: PEAK EUPHORIA. Fast double-time drums. High-note ad-libs.] I’m one step closer and two steps back, A run-away cart, on a one-way track, Its my destiny, for all eternity, To see the butterfly (in my mind) I’ll never be! (NEVER BEEEEE!) [Soaring high melodic peak] [Outro: Heavy guitars cut. The melodic picking from the intro returns.] (The butterfly...) (In my mind...) (I’ll never be...) [Final soft piano note echoes into silence]