Paper Saints & Broken Teeth

[Intro] [Whispered, glitchy vocal effect] Say it again… Say it again… (but slower this time) [Verse 1] [Low, controlled anger] I built a temple out of noise Called it faith, called it choice Every prayer was out of tune Every answer came too soon [Distorted backing vocal] Too soon… Too soon… [Pre-Chorus] [Building tension, rising pitch] I can feel the ceiling shake Every truth I try to fake [Harmony enters, unstable] Is coming back... Is coming back... [Chorus] [Heavy, explosive, layered harmonies] Paper saints with broken teeth! Screaming halos underneath! I don’t need salvation now! I just need to get out somehow! Paper saints with broken teeth! Bleeding meaning underneath! If I kneel, I disappear! If I speak, I lose it here! [Break] [Sudden drop to silence] ... [Whispered] Did you believe that? [Verse 2] [Dark, rhythmic, tense] Every icon starts to rot Every lesson gets forgot Every voice I tried to trust Turns to ashes, turns to dust [Backing vocal, reversed effect] Dust… dust… dust… [Pre-Chorus] [More intense, slightly faster] Something’s crawling through the creed Something’s feeding on the need [Harmony rising, unstable] To believe... To believe... [Chorus] [Huge, chaotic, layered] Paper saints with broken teeth! Screaming halos underneath! I don’t need salvation now! I just need to get out somehow! Paper saints with broken teeth! Bleeding meaning underneath! If I kneel, I disappear! If I speak, I lose it here! [Bridge] [Half-time, eerie choir + glitch vocals] Ohhh… [Choir harmony] We were never clean… We were never clean… [Whispered] Only pretending. [Breakdown] [Heavy, industrial hit-based] NO FAITH! [Hit] NO LIGHT! [Hit] NO LIES LEFT TO BITE! [Final Chorus] [Massive, chaotic resolution] Paper saints with broken teeth! Screaming halos underneath! I don’t need salvation now! I just need to get out somehow! Paper saints with broken teeth! Bleeding meaning underneath! If I kneel, I disappear! If I speak, I lose it here! [Outro] [Slow fade, glitching vocals] Say it again… Say it again… (but don’t believe it)