Before It Broke - Balanced Emotion

[Intro – clean, soft, immediate, no spoken/whisper] In my dreams, my nightmares Haunted by what I create [Verse 1 – clean male, controlled, steady] In my dreams it feels like home But something underneath has grown Every light I used to trust Starts to fracture, turn to dust I built a world inside my head Where nothing breaks and no one’s dead But every night it shifts in shape A perfect lie I can’t escape [Pre-Chorus – light tension build] I see it changing in the dark Feel it pulling me apart [Chorus – clean male, strong, uplifting undertone] I want it all I want nothing at all This world I made won’t hold me anymore I see the light Though I can’t feel it at all Still I’m reaching for something more [Verse 2 – clean → slight grit toward the end] Standing still, I watch it bend Something I can’t comprehend Everything says I’m alright But I feel detached from my own life Try to fight what pulls me down Lost but I’m not backing out Even when it breaks apart I still feel it in my heart [Pre-Chorus – stronger, layered vocals] I feel it slipping from my hands But I won’t let it end [Chorus – bigger, layered, subtle backing unclean vocals] I want it all I want nothing at all This world I made won’t hold me anymore I see the light Though I can’t feel it at all Still I’m reaching for something more [Breakdown – unclean male enters, controlled aggression] [stage 1 – low] I built this world… [stage 2 – heavier] I built this world to feel alive… [stage 3 – punch, but not chaos] Now I’m fighting just to survive [Solo – guitar + cello + violin, emotional lift, upward movement] [melodic guitar lead, cello depth, violin soaring above, layered guitars with one steady riff and one rising melodic line creating a hopeful lift] [Final Chorus – biggest, emotional, hopeful edge] I want it all I want nothing at all This world I made won’t hold me anymore I see the light Though I can’t feel it at all Still I’m reaching for something more [Outro – soft, resolving, not empty] In my dreams, in the break Something better starts to wake