trench

[Verse 1] (Melancholic Rhodes piano, slow moody trap pocket) Deadbolts click on the inside, you tell me "do not knock" I’m pacing lines in the front yard, just staring at the clock Hear you shattering drywall, family grief through the floor And I’m just benched on the porch steps, splitting right at the core [Pre-Chorus] (Bass begins to rumble, vocals get tense and breathy) But because I love you, I freeze and I choke I look so distant, a cloud full of smoke Coming off like an asshole, keeping it cold 'Cause the panic inside me is taking its toll Yeah, the protector is paralyzed, counting the cost Knowing that everything’s lost [Chorus] (Heavy distorted bass drops, explosive post-hardcore breakdown, raw cathartic screams) I am dying to violently save you! Claw at the wood till my fingernails bleed! I want to tear the whole world into pieces Just like the monster you need! But I’m a prisoner bound by your boundaries Gagged and compliance is hard! How dare you make me watch you suffer Left like a dog in the yard?! [Verse 2] (Drop back to moody R&B trap beat, heavy contrast) Short sentences, a heavy chill, keeping the flood at bay If I let a drop of the warmth out, it washes us both away My chest is a cage full of animals, eating me down to the bone Just giving your fragile breakdown the room to exist alone [Bridge] (Tension rising, Rhodes piano getting frantic) Then comes the text in the dark... [Spoken Word - Soft, distorted phone filter] "I feel like a bad friend lately." [Vocals - Melodic, building tension] And the hypocrisy is divine, it breaks me I want to scream that you’re drowning me here in the cold! But I swallow the glass and I do what I’m told. (Beat cuts out entirely—total silence) [Spoken - Cold, deadpan, no music] "It’s fine. I understand." [Drop - Heavy distorted bass drop hits like a punch] [Vocals - Raw Scream] But every single word is a lie! [Outro] (Aggressive, agonizing mix of screams and melodic R&B runs) I hate that I’m gentle for you I hate that I keep it at bay (Don't knock, don't knock) Pacing these trenches of stone (Don't knock, don't knock) Tell me what to tear away