Polar Stoke - The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether -Part II

[start] [Intro: Room-tone hum, glass clinks, soft laughter looped too long] [Instrumental only] [Verse] They welcomed me warmly With practiced delight Every face well-arranged Every sentence polite The wine flowed freely The jokes landed flat I laughed half a second After everyone laughed [Eerie guitar solo] [Fragment] Something’s off I can’t place it yet [Verse] Their eyes lingered longer Than comfort allows Every nod felt rehearsed Every vow felt like vows They spoke of their methods With evangelical calm While one man whispered numbers Like a psalm in his palm [Chorus] This feels normal This feels wrong Both at once I play along [Interruption] [Spoken, low] You’re imagining it You’re a guest [Verse] Then the stories stopped matching The roles slipped apart The keeper spoke gibberish With a surgeon’s heart I watched sense take a backseat To volume and flair The loudest man laughing Was suddenly in charge [Chorus] This feels normal This feels staged Like a mask glued To a face [Breakdown: Bass accelerates, drums stagger, guitar feedback swells] Who locked the doors Who lost the keys Why are they staring Straight at me [Chorus] This feels normal Say it twice If I doubt it Pay the price [Outro: Instruments drop out unevenly, footsteps echo, door creaks] I smiled too late They noticed [end]