Dragoness (MCUH ver)

[Intro — distant, open, no beat, wind-like tone] …what did I carry that wasn’t mine [long pause] what carried me [Verse 1 — slow, spaced, close mic] names without origin held like they have weight words are repeated until they take shape hands learned angles before they could reach something in motion just a symptom in speech! [Pre — subtle pulse enters] which of these was ever chosen which of these just kept... holding... on... [Hook — ritual, simple, low chant layers] take one off take one off see what moves when it’s gone take one off take one off what’s left to move on [short instrumental riff] [Verse 2 — slightly more rhythmic, still restrained] rooms without edges frames without walls every refusal still gets recalled cut from the pattern step out of line why does the pressure always feel like mine?! [Pre 2 — quieter, internal] who keeps count when it shifts who names their loss as a gracious gift [Hook — variation, more tension] take one off take one off hear the gap whisper along take one off take one off who can hold when it’s feels so wrong [Bridge — imaginal cadence, fluid delivery, frame drum pulse implied] no center only turns no solid edge only burns no form without molding no holding without flawed cost [Break — silence, breath] … [Final Section — tighter, MCUH returns, more percussive] I said it once it moved like a law I said it twice felt like a saw unh.... I stepped outside— and the shape still remains what was cut, what was broken and what really changed... [Final Hook — stripped, quieter, spaced] take it off … take it off when it falls does it belong? take it off … then who’s left to carry on [virtuoso instrumental, prolonged break] [Outro — minimal, no resolution] no answer just less — of more