[INTRO — Distant piano, low atmospheric drone. Water dripping. Nyx speaks softly.] I've walked through the minds of monsters. I've heard the prayers of dying men. But I've never seen a place like this. What the hell happened to you? [VERSE 1 — Intimate, haunting female vocal] Down where the daylight never reaches, Where the years are buried deep, I found the words he never spoke, And the nights he couldn't sleep. Every wall held another memory, Every stone, another scar. I came looking for his weakness, Never thought I'd come this far. [PRE-CHORUS — Whispered voices surround her] [Low distorted voices] You're worthless. You're nothing. Nobody ever stays. [NYX — Quietly] How long have you been listening To the things these bastards say? [CHORUS — Heavy guitars enter, soaring female vocals] DOWN IN THE WELL! Where the broken pieces fell! Where he carried all the pain He could never bring himself to tell! DOWN IN THE WELL! I watched him fight his way, With a pen against the darkness, Writing one more song to face another day! [VERSE 2 — Pulsing bass, restrained aggression] I saw him sitting in the silence, With a notebook on his knees. Every line became a foothold, Every verse helped set him free. He wasn't begging for forgiveness, Wasn't asking to be saved. He was turning all that suffering Into something he could make. And I watched him slowly rising, While the voices screamed below. He had found his way toward freedom Through the words he chose to own. [BREAKDOWN — Instruments cut. Distorted voices circle Nyx.] [VOICES] You think you're different, little witch? You were born from all his pain. Every time they made him worthless, Every time he took the blame. You're nothing but another thing He made to keep himself alive. [NYX — Cold, almost amused] Is that what you believe? [VOICES] WE MADE YOU! [Silence — Single piano note] [NYX] No. You don't understand. [BRIDGE — Emotional revelation, piano and cello] I saw the moment he imagined me, The woman I would be. Unapologetic, unafraid, A soul nobody owns but me. He gave me all the confidence He once forgot he had. He gave me strength to walk away From anything that treated me so bad. He made me fierce. He made me free. He made me everything He fought so hard to be. [BUILD — Drums rise, distorted guitars swell] [VOICES — Aggressive] HE MADE YOU BECAUSE HE'S BROKEN! [NYX — Defiant, shouted] NO! HE MADE ME BECAUSE HE REMEMBERED WHO THE FUCK HE WAS! [FINAL CHORUS — Explosive, soaring female vocal with harsh backing screams] DOWN IN THE WELL! I heard the lies you tell! You tried to make him hate himself, Tried to keep him in this hell! DOWN IN THE WELL! I watched him rise above! You couldn't take the heart from him, You couldn't kill his will to love! HE GAVE ME FIRE! HE GAVE ME PRIDE! THE STRENGTH TO NEVER LOSE MYSELF INSIDE! YOU THOUGHT YOU BROKE HIM! YOU THOUGHT HE'D FALL! BUT HE MADE ME! AND I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU AT ALL! [OUTRO — Music collapses to piano and a faint heartbeat] [NYX — Spoken, tender but resolute] I came down here to save you. But you were already climbing. [Pause] You gave me the one thing You almost lost. Yourself. [Long silence] [NYX — A familiar wicked smile returns] And as for you miserable bastards... [Whisper] He's not yours anymore. [END — Deep distorted guitar note fades into silence]
