The Beast Speaks (Cover) 12Gauge858

⸻ TRK 2 — THE BEAST SPEAKS Written by 12Gauge858 ⸻ [Intro – Low / Controlled] (air… distant pad… sub rumble rises) You hear that…? That quiet… That ain’t silence… (breath) That’s me… ⸻ [Verse 1 — The Beast Speaks] You hear that sound when it get real quiet? That ain’t fear… that’s me, don’t fight it… I been there in them nights you hid, Every thought you buried, every truth you slid… I was built from the parts you denied, Every tear you masked, every time you lied… Every scar you carry, I memorized— Now I walk with it… I don’t gotta hide… You call it dark, I call it truth, You ran from pain, I stood in proof… Every word you couldn’t say out loud— I became that voice when you lost your route… I ain’t here just to tear you down, I’m the reason you still stand your ground… Every time you broke, I held that line— You survived ‘cause I made you mine… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus — Tension] You feel it now… Ain’t no turnin’ back… Every step you took… Led you right to that… What you tried to hide… I been livin’ in… (pause) So when I take control… Don’t you fight it then… ⸻ [Chorus] I don’t hide in the dark no more— I became what I was fightin’ for… Every scar, every cut, every broken war— Turned into a voice they can’t ignore… Now the beast don’t run, it leads the way— All that pain got somethin’ to say— If you feel it when I let it play— Then you hear every word I couldn’t say… (very faint, wide) Strict Nyne… …Caaave Maaaan… ⸻ [Verse 2 — The Human Responds] I tried to run, tried to keep you quiet, Buried you deep, didn’t wanna face riots… Every time you spoke, I shut it down, Told myself strength was not makin’ a sound… But you was there when nobody stayed, Held that weight when the pressure came… Every night I almost gave in— You the reason I ain’t break then… I thought you pain… I thought you wrong, But you been with me all along… Everything I tried to hide away— You kept alive so I could face the day… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 — Acceptance] I hear you now… I ain’t runnin’ back… Everything I feared… Was the strength I lacked… What I tried to hide… Now I’m livin’ in… (pause) So when you take control… I won’t fight it then… ⸻ [Chorus] I don’t hide in the dark no more— I became what I was fightin’ for… Every scar, every cut, every broken war— Turned into a voice they can’t ignore… Now the beast don’t run, it leads the way— All that pain got somethin’ to say— If you feel it when I let it play— Then you hear every word I couldn’t say… (very faint, wide) Strict Nyne… …Caaave Maaaan… ⸻ [Bridge Pt. 1 — Confrontation] You been hearin’ me… But you still don’t trust it… Every time I rise… You try to crush it… You call me pain… You call me wrong… (pause) But I’m the reason… You held on… ⸻ [Bridge Pt. 2 — Merge / Resolution] I ain’t your enemy… I’m what you made… Every scar you hid… I never ran away… You don’t gotta fight it… You don’t gotta break… (pause… breath…) We the same now… There ain’t no escape… (soft, wide) Strict Nyne… …Caaave Maaaan… ⸻ [Pre-Drop — Elite Line] You ain’t losin’ control… (pause) You finally found it… ⸻ [Final Chorus — Full Power] I don’t hide in the dark no more— I became what I was fightin’ for… Every scar, every cut, every broken war— Turned into a voice they can’t ignore… Now the beast don’t run, it leads the way— All that pain got somethin’ to say— If you feel it when I let it play— Then you hear every word I couldn’t say… (faintest callback) Strict… …Caaave… ⸻ [Outro — Calm / Control] (beat strips… soft sustain) Ain’t nothin’ to run from… Ain’t nothin’ to hide… You was the storm… I learned how to ride… (breath) Now we quiet… (silence)