Zeitgeist

[Intro – broken synth loop repeating, bass hum swelling, glitch clicks, faint distorted whisper:] “zeitgeist… zeitgeist…” [Verse 1] I can’t feel the hours bleed Everything I want is everything I need The wires crawl beneath my skin Nothing ends where it begins [Verse 2] Fingers shake on a phantom key The silence bends, it devours me The light goes black, the sound is thin Nothing ends where it begins [Pre-Chorus] Tear it down, there’s nothing left Breathe it in, the hollow breath [Chorus] Zeitgeist — under my skin Zeitgeist — I can’t get in Zeitgeist — hollow and loud Zeitgeist — nothing allowed [Post-Chorus] Bury me in silence Feed me to the wires Every word is broken Every touch expires [Instrumental – distorted synth arps broken apart, metallic percussion pounding slow, glitch bursts cut in and out] [Verse 3] Every shadow wears my face Another signal I can’t erase Static drips where the blood should be The echo owns what’s left of me [Pre-Chorus] Tear it down, there’s nothing left Breathe it in, the hollow breath [Chorus] Zeitgeist — under my skin Zeitgeist — I can’t get in Zeitgeist — hollow and loud Zeitgeist — nothing allowed [Post-Chorus] Bury me in silence Feed me to the wires Every word is broken Every touch expires [Interlude – fractured piano melody, whispers loop] “zeitgeist, zeitgeist,” [chopped and reversed, heartbeat kick fading in/out, glitch crackle like burning film] [Repeat Verse 1] I can’t feel the hours bleed Everything I want is everything I need The wires crawl beneath my skin Nothing ends where it begins [Instrumental – distorted synth arps broken apart, metallic percussion pounding slow, glitch bursts cut in and out] [Final Pre-Chorus] Tear it down, there’s nothing left Breathe it in, the hollow breath [Final Chorus] Zeitgeist — under my skin Zeitgeist — I can’t get in Zeitgeist — hollow and loud Zeitgeist — nothing allowed [Final Post-Chorus – layered whispers + screams, distorted beyond clarity] Bury me in silence Feed me to the wires Every word is broken Every touch expires Zeitgeist… Zeitgeist… Zeitgeist… [Outro – synth loop collapses, distortion crushes the mix, one final whisper:] “nothing allowed” [→ fades into silence]