[INTRO – instrumental, dub space, delay tails] [Filtered organ swell, distant percussion, no vocal] ⸻ [VERSE 1 – tight 7/8 phrasing, grounded] Stone in my veins | I don’t breathe | I don’t move Eyes in the dark | watching me | watching you Grace in a curse | wrapped in gold | turning blue Speak if you dare | I won’t blink | I see through ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS – looser phrasing, slight lift] [Vocal more legato, slightly floating over beat] I didn’t choose this fate I didn’t wear this crown Every glance I break Pulls another down ⸻ [CHORUS – strong hook, still 7/8 but catchy] [Add harmony layer, wider space] Don’t look in my eyes | don’t you try | don’t you try You turn into stone | where you stand | where you lie Beauty and the curse | intertwined | in my life I never asked to be | your demise | your demise ⸻ [POST-CHORUS – dub echo, minimal words] [Heavy delay, drop instrumentation] Don’t look… don’t look… Turn to stone… turn to— ⸻ [VERSE 2 – more rhythmic interplay with bass polymeter] [Bass more active, vocal slightly percussive] Cold are the nights | no escape | no return Voices like ghosts | in my head | always burn Step if you must | cross the line | feel the turn One single glance | now it’s done | now you learn ⸻ [BRIDGE – polyrhythmic vocal, free timing feel] [Reduce drums, ambient space, vocal floats] Am I the monster you made me Or just a mirror of pain Every reflection that breaks me Still calls your name ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS – fuller arrangement, emotional peak] [Add layers, stronger delivery] Don’t look in my eyes | don’t you try | don’t you try You turn into stone | where you stand | where you lie Beauty and the curse | intertwined | in my life I never asked to be | your demise | your demise ⸻ [OUTRO – dub decay, space, fade] [Delay trails, organ sustain, bass fades] Don’t look… don’t look… Turn to stone…
