Giving Up

[Intro] [Dry drum beat starts] [Clean electric guitar riff enters] [Verse 1] I locked the latch to keep the cold from crawling in Counting the cracks across the plaster skin Every floorboard holds a secret I can't keep While the city outside is buried neck-deep (Neck-deep in the grey) [Pre-Chorus] The air gets heavy, a weight upon my chest I’m failing every single simple test Trying to move but the gravity’s wrong I’ve been holding this breath for way too long [Chorus] [Distorted guitars explode] [Heavy bass] And I’m slipping through the seams again Losing grip on where the walls begin! This fever’s got a hold, it won’t let go Falling fast into the undertow! (Down, down, I’m breaking down!) [Verse 2] [Drums settle into a steady groove] [Bass-driven melody] No one knocks, and I’ve forgotten how to speak The ink is dry, the foundation’s getting weak I built a fortress just to hide the shaking hands Now I’m a stranger in my own stolen lands [Chorus] [Maximum energy] And I’m slipping through the seams again Losing grip on where the walls begin! This fever’s got a hold, it won’t let go Falling fast into the undertow! [Bridge] [Music strips back to drums and feedback] [Vocal builds from whisper to scream] It’s not the dark... It’s what’s WAITING in the dark! It’s not the silence... It’s the NOISE inside my heart! (GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT!) [Guitar Solo] [High-energy, melodic but chaotic overdriven solo] [Climax] [Heavy riffs] [Screamed vocals] THE SEAMS ARE RIPPING! THE WALLS ARE THIN! I’M GIVING UP! I’M GIVING IN! [Outro] [Sudden drop in volume] [Clean guitar echoes] Just the latch... Just the cold... [End]