Vortex

[Intro – whispered / distorted] You don’t chase me… You pull me. You don’t bleed… You drink. ⸻ [Verse 1] Neon city coughing smoke and lies Rain on the lens, I don’t blink my eyes Every step feels borrowed time Like something’s feeding off my spine I feel you before I see your face A pressure crack in the air I breathe You don’t need chains, you don’t need knives You hollow me out just staying alive ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] You don’t scream You don’t fight You just wait Till I’m tired Every memory you touch decays You don’t kill — you take ⸻ [Chorus] You’re a VORTEX Pulling the blood from my veins A black hole in human shape You don’t destroy — you drain You’re a VORTEX Chaos stitched in my name I’m still standing in your wake But I feel you every day ⸻ [Verse 2] You move like a thought I can’t outrun Every victory tastes like none I patch my wounds, I lock my doors Still wake up weaker than before You wear the city like a skin Every shadow’s working for you I save lives, I break bones You just wait till I’m alone ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2] I don’t know What you want Only this You won’t stop You feed on doubt, you feed on fear You grow stronger when I’m near ⸻ [Chorus] You’re a VORTEX Pulling the blood from my veins A black hole in human shape You don’t destroy — you drain You’re a VORTEX Chaos stitched in my name I’m still standing in your wake But I feel you every day ⸻ [Bridge – breakdown] ( guttural / whispered call-and-response ) I fight — you wait I bleed — you drink I rise — you pull me back No crown No throne Just hunger wearing skin You don’t want the city… You want ME. ⸻ [Breakdown – heavy] SUCK IT DRY WATCH ME FADE EVERY HERO HAS A PRICE TO PAY GRAVITY IN YOUR EYES YOU DON’T WIN — YOU SURVIVE ⸻ [Final Chorus – layered & emotional] You’re a VORTEX But I learned how to stand I won’t vanish in your hands You don’t own what I am You’re a VORTEX Yeah you pulled me apart But I sharpened every scar You don’t get my heart ⸻ [Outro – soft, cold resolve] You thought I’d disappear… But storms don’t beg the dark to stop. They tear through it.