Be Afraid (Extended Mix)

[Intro – Isolated - Sparse, single piano notes, lots of space - Strings tremolo, barely audible, rising, female lead vocals fragile and whispered] In the silence of the night… A voice began to call… [Verse 1 – Haunting Minimalism - low, trembling, almost spoken - Piano plays cold, minor chords - Cello enters with long bowed notes] I heard it whisper in the dark It carved my soul, it left a mark It called my name, it breathed my fear And I could feel it drawing near [Chorus – Orchestral Swell - clearer, echoing, haunted - Violins dissonant, swelling - Taiko hits once, deep and terrifying - Slide guitar wails faintly in distance] Be afraid… Be afraid… It told me so… It told me so… [Verse 2 – Rising Tension - voice breaks, fragile yet desperate - Strings grow more violent, tremolo & glissando - Low timpani rumble beneath - Piano becomes more chaotic, higher register.] The shadows move, the air is thin The dark is reaching, pulling in I try to run, but I can’t see The voice, the shadow swallowing me [Bridge – Dissonant Orchestral Terror - screams + whispers overlapping, panned around - Screeching violins, like Hitchcock’s Psycho - Sudden Taiko crash, silence - Whispered choirs in the background.] Be afraid… (be afraid…) Be afraid… (be afraid…) [Final Chorus – Climactic Collapse - operatic, almost crying - Strings at full dissonant power. Drums crashing like thunder. - Piano smashes random chords - final bloodcurdling scream, fading into reverb] Be afraid… The dark is here… Be afraid… It never leaves… [Final Chorus – Climactic Collapse - operatic, almost crying - Strings at full dissonant power. Drums crashing like thunder. - Piano smashes random chords - final bloodcurdling scream, fading into reverb] Be afraid… The dark is here… Be afraid… It never leaves… [Bridge – Dissonant Orchestral Terror - screams + whispers overlapping, panned around - Screeching violins, like Hitchcock’s Psycho - Sudden Taiko crash, silence - Whispered choirs in the background.] Be afraid… (be afraid…) Be afraid… (be afraid…) [Bridge – Dissonant Orchestral Terror - screams + whispers overlapping, panned around - Screeching violins, like Hitchcock’s Psycho - Sudden Taiko crash, silence - Whispered choirs in the background.] Be afraid… (be afraid…) Be afraid… (be afraid…)