[Instrumental Intro: same band sound, riff-first, no vocals, low heavy pulse, restrained tension] [Verse 1: same lead singer, low dry half-spoken vocal, close mic, clear diction] No one can say what’s coming No one can say when We plan around the worst case And start the loop again [Pre-Chorus: same voice, pressure rising, still controlled] We treat the maybe like a fact Before the proof is clear We call it being ready And pay before it’s here [Chorus: same lead singer, strained melodic shout, big but unresolved] We feel it before it happens The pulse moves first, the mind comes late We brace before the warning And call the damage safe [Short breath] We hold our breath with no proof Before it has a name We lose one more evening To something not here yet [Verse 2: same vocal character, low and tense, slightly more urgent] We put our days on standby For answers no one has We trade a little trust For one more backup plan [Pre-Chorus 2: pressure rising, same band energy] We treat the maybe like a fact Before the proof is clear We call it being ready And trust each other less [Chorus: same chorus delivery, bigger but not heroic] We feel it before it happens The pulse moves first, the mind comes late We brace before the warning And call the damage safe [Short breath] We hold our breath with no proof Before it has a name We lose one more evening To something not here yet [Bridge: same singer, low close vocal, half-time, stripped down] Maybe is not a fact Not yet is not a verdict No proof, still we move We ask before we brace [Beat of silence] [Breakdown: stop-start riff, barked lead, low gang response, repeat twice] Worst case (ONE CASE) Not yet (NOT SET) Worst case (ONE CASE) Not yet (NOT SET) [Hard stop] [Final Chorus: same lead singer, raw strained melodic shout, full band, unresolved] We feel it before it happens The pulse moves first, the mind comes late We brace before the warning And call the damage safe [Longer breath] We hold our breath with no proof Before it has a name We lose one more evening To something not here yet [Final tag: low gang, dry, not triumphant] (Not yet) (NOT SET) [Outro: no new lyrics, same band pulse returns, unresolved] [End]
