[Intro – groovy, punchy riff, bass-forward, syncopated drums, no slow build] [Distorted Guitar + Funky Low-End Bass Groove] [Drums – technical groove, tom accents, tight kick patterns] [Spoken Male – low, distant, almost memory-like] Quit your bitching… [Beat drops hard] [Verse 1 – groove continues, tight rhythm, controlled vocal] [Clean Male – firm, restrained anger] I brought it up — you shut it down, Same tired lines, same hollow sound. “Others got it worse than you,” So what the hell am I supposed to do? Stone in my chest, I let it sit, Swallow it down, don’t say a bit. Talk too much? I’m “too intense,” So I bite it back and play pretend. [Pre-Chorus – tension rise, drums get busier] [Clean Male – building frustration] I learned real quick what you expect— Don’t show pain, don’t self-reflect. Say I’m fine, keep it clean… Be the version that you need. [Chorus – big, groovy, aggressive but controlled] [Layered Clean + Unclean – powerful, no whining] Be a ghost — don’t let ‘em see, Lock it up, bury it deep. Say less, feel less, play your role, You made the mask, I made it whole. Be a ghost — that’s what you said, So I killed the words before they left. Now you’ll never get that side of me… You made me what I had to be. [Verse 2 – groove tighter, more attitude] [Clean Male – sharper, more direct] You say you’re my friend — then cut me down, Every time I let it out. Got your own shit you never face, But take your shots when I break. Glass house talk, I see it clear, There’s a lot I could throw right here. But I kept my mouth shut, took the hit, ‘Cause I thought that bond meant something, shit. [Pre-Chorus – more intensity] [Clean Male – rising edge] You don’t want truth, you want control, Keep me quiet, keep me small. Play your part, I’ll play mine… Till I draw a different line. [Chorus – heavier, thicker layers] [Layered Clean + Unclean – more aggressive backing] Be a ghost — don’t let ‘em see, Lock it up, bury it deep. Say less, feel less, play your role, You made the mask, I made it whole. Be a ghost — that’s what you said, So I killed the words before they left. Now you’ll never get that side of me… You made me what I had to be. [Bridge – groove drops, then chaos layering builds] [Background Voices – aggressive, overlapping] Quit your bitching! Nobody wants to hear you! Others have it worse! [Unclean Male – snapping, controlled anger] You’ve got your own demons — why mine?! Why tear me down just to feel fine?! [Unclean Male – more aggressive] You choke on your own shit — then spit it at me! Like I’m the reason you can’t breathe! [Unclean Male – final strike, sharp] You’ve got your own ghosts — why mine?! Why sharpen your teeth on a broken spine?! [Background Voices – warped, internalizing] Be quiet… Be nothing… Be smaller… Be a ghost… [Clean Male – cold, resolved] Fine. [Final Chorus – full groove, confident, not defeated] [Layered Clean + Unclean – powerful, controlled anger] Be a ghost — but not for me, Just for everyone you want me to be. You don’t get depth, you don’t get truth, You lost that when you cut me loose. Be a ghost — yeah I learned it well, Just not for you — you can go to hell. Now I choose who gets that side of me… That’s something you’ll never see. [Outro – groove fades, bass lingers, final tone hits] [Clean Male – calm, grounded] Not gone…Just not yours.


