[Intro] (switch to female) First rite bought me minutes. This one is going to cost hours I don’t have. [Verse 1] (switch to female) The one I cut is still crawling The other two are closer than before I don’t get to save the big words for later So I open the second binding and pour The language hits harder than the first time My knees buckle when the power leaves Vision tunnels, ears fill with static (switch to male) That’s the sound of you starting to bleed [Pre-Chorus] (switch to female) Second rite Heavier tax Second rite No coming back [Chorus] (switch to female) Second Rite! I burn another piece to hold the line Second Rite! (switch to male) You’re running out of time (switch to female) Bass drops out, body goes light, Then the whole beat slams back twice as tight Second Rite and the dark gets meaner [Verse 2] (switch to female) I force the words through clenched teeth Feel the construct I already wounded seize It finally stops moving for real this time But the price lands like a building on my knees The other two don’t even slow down They feel the gap and they accelerate I can barely keep the spear in my hand And the male voice is done with the wait [Pre-Chorus] (switch to female) Second rite Heavier tax Second rite No coming back [Chorus] (switch to female) Second Rite! I burn another piece to hold the line Second Rite! (switch to male) You’re running out of time (switch to female) Bass drops out, body goes light, Then the whole beat slams back twice as tight Second Rite and the dark gets meaner [Bridge – full filtered breakdown, beat drops out] (switch to female) Hands won’t stop shaking Breath comes in broken counts The words still work But the well is lower now (switch to male) Two left. And you’re already half-spent. Keep going, seal. We’re enjoying the descent. [Final Chorus – kill-switch drop, dirtier and heavier] (switch to female) Second Rite! I burn another piece to hold the line Second Rite! (switch to male) You’re running out of time (switch to female) Bass drops out, body goes light, Then the whole beat slams back twice as tight Second Rite and the dark gets meaner [Outro] (switch to female) One down for good. Two still coming. And I just got a lot lighter. (switch to male) We can taste it now.
