Sleeping Giant

**[Intro]** *(Whispered over feedback hum)* You hear that silence? That’s the sound of a match... dropping into gasoline. **[Verse 1]** I keep my fists in my pockets, Smile like a rusted hinge. They call it patience— I call it camouflage. **[Chorus]** The rage lies dormant, But the beast ain’t dead. One wrong word, one crossed line, And I’ll paint the walls red. **[Verse 2]** I tally every insult, Like notches on a blade. You think you’re safe? Oh, you’ve been mislaid. **[Bridge]** *(Half-spoken, half-snarled)* You wanna see the monster? Then keep pulling that thread. But when the stitches split open— Pray you’re already dead. **[Verse 3]** I breathe in, I count to ten, But the numbers all smell like smoke. You lit the fuse at the start, Now you choke on the joke. **[Chorus]** The rage lies dormant, But the beast ain’t dead. One wrong word, one crossed line, And I’ll paint the walls red. **[Verse 4]** The mirror’s cracked from the inside, A spiderweb of might’ve-beens. Every fracture whispers: *"Let me out again."* **[Bridge]** *(Growling, tempo drops)* You built me this cage, Now you fear the rattling chains. But rust turns to dust, darling— And steel remembers its name. **[Chorus]** The rage lies dormant, But the beast ain’t dead. One wrong word, one crossed line, And I’ll paint the walls red. **[Outro]** *(Feedback swells, voice distorts)* Sleeping giant’s waking up... Hope you ran fast enough.