[Intro] *(Soft synth with faint whispers)* Brian: I’m fine, I swear I’m fine, No cracks, no scars, no hidden signs. *(Eric whispers)* Eric: But shadows stretch, they twist, they bind. [Verse 1] *(Clean vocals with muted guitar riff)* Brian: There’s a whisper crawling under my skin, A thousand eyes where none have been. I laugh, I smile, I meet their gaze, But they see through the hollow haze. *(Eric growls low)* Eric: The static hum, it fills the air, They know my secrets, I feel their stare. [Pre-Chorus] *(Building intensity: Brian clean, Eric screams)* Brian: The world outside feels paper-thin, But I’m smiling, pretending—I won’t let them in. Eric (screams): Their silence cuts, their whispers bite, The shadows grow beneath the light! [Chorus] *(Dual vocals: Brian clean, Eric screaming harmony)* Brian: I’m fine, just fine, can’t you see? Eric: (screamed) These walls don’t talk—they howl at me! Brian: I’m fine, so fine, don’t call it a lie, Eric: (screamed) It’s all in your head—or maybe it’s mine! [Interlude] *(Soft piano and synth pads, eerie and reflective)* *(Brian whispers over fading instruments)* Brian: They said it’s nothing—just in my head. But why does it feel like it’s real instead? *(Eric joins with soft growls under Brian’s whispers)* Eric: The mirrors crack, the voices grow, I’m losing myself—I think they know. *(A single, distorted guitar riff builds tension before launching into Verse 2)* [Verse 2] *(Heavier instrumental with back-and-forth vocals)* Brian: I trace the cracks across the floor, Patterns I’ve walked a hundred times before. Eric: (screamed) They pull me deeper, they won’t let go, Their voices rise with the undertow! *(Both layered: Brian melodic, Eric guttural accents)* Brian: But I keep it steady, I won’t break down, Even as the noise becomes the sound. Eric: (growled) The sound that drowns… [Bridge: Breakdown] *(Soft start, explodes into chaos)* *(Brian whispers)* Brian: I’m locked inside, but the key’s in my hand, The map is clear, but I can’t understand. *(Eric screams over a heavy drop)* Eric: They’re in my blood, they’re in my veins, A parasite feeding on my pain! *(Guttural)* Eric: Every thought’s a war, every breath’s a fight, I’m clawing, I’m burning—swallowed by the night! [Chorus] *(Full-band explosion; dual vocals)* Brian: I’m fine, just fine, can’t you see? Eric: (screamed) These walls don’t talk—they howl at me! Brian: I’m fine, so fine, don’t call it a lie, Eric: (screamed) It’s all in your head—or maybe it’s mine! [Outro] *(Soft piano with haunting whispers)* Brian: I’m fine, I swear I’m fine… But the cracks keep spreading, the shadows climb. *(Eric whispers)* Eric: The shadows climb… Brian: I’m fine, just fine, can’t you see? *(Both fade out)* Brian: But the truth won’t let me be.