⸻ [INTRO — whispered, distant] Don’t wake me… Don’t wake me… (wind chimes… distant breathing… a music box slowing down) ⸻ [VERSE 1 — fragile, breathy vocals] I was somewhere I could disappear, Where every shadow felt so far away. No voices calling me back here, No light telling me I had to stay. I know there’s something at the door, I know I shouldn’t close my eyes. But I don’t wanna know what’s waiting On the other side… ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS — building] So let the whole world fade away, Let every warning lose its name. If this is wrong, then let it be… (whispered) Just don’t wake me… ⸻ [CHORUS — HUGE PIXIE METAL DROP] DON’T — WAKE — ME! I LIKE IT HERE! DON’T — WAKE — ME! I LIKE IT HERE! Don’t wake me… Don’t wake me… I don’t wanna— DISAPPEAR! DON’T — WAKE — ME! ⸻ [POST-DROP — glitchy layered vocals] Don’t—don’t—don’t— Wake—wake—wake— Me—me—me— (distorted whisper) I LIKE IT HERE… ⸻ [VERSE 2 — darker, realization creeping in] Something changed when the lights went out, Now I can hear it breathing near. Every time I try to leave this place, I somehow end up back in here. Maybe I’m not asleep at all, Maybe this is where I belong. Maybe I was only dreaming That I could ever wake up… ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS — heavier] So let the whole world fade away, Let every warning lose its name. If this is wrong— (scream layered underneath) THEN LET IT BE! Just don’t wake me… ⸻ [FAKE DROP — everything suddenly stops] (heartbeat) I think… (silence) I’m still dreaming. ⸻ [FINAL DROP — FULL VAMPIRE PIXIE METAL CHAOS] DON’T — WAKE — ME! I LIKE IT HERE! DON’T — WAKE — ME! I LIKE IT HERE! DON’T! WAKE! ME! Don’t wake me… ⸻ [FINAL BREAKDOWN — screamed + whispered layers] DON’T—DON’T—DON’T! WAKE—WAKE—WAKE! ME—ME—ME! (10 female voices whispering) Wake up… Wake up… Wake up… I LIKE IT HERE! ⸻ [OUTRO — music box + breathing] Don’t wake me… (long pause) …because something followed me here. (heartbeat stops)
