UYANMA — Night Terror Mix

Anatolian industrial trip-hop, ritual dark dub, progressive industrial metal

[Intro: suffocating bedroom silence, low heartbeat, reversed breath, faint floorboard creak]
[V1: whispered, close]
Gece indi. Oda dar. (Night fell. The room is cramped.)
Perde kıpırdar, rüzgar yok. (The curtain stirs, but there is no wind.)
Göğsümde taş gibi bir şey, (Something like a stone weighs on my chest,)
Adımı bilen bir sessizlik. (A silence that knows my name.)

[Verse 1: sparse broken beat, dark dub bass, eerie kemençe, intimate whisper]
I woke but could not move at all,
Not hand, not jaw, not tongue, not throat.
The dark was leaning on my ribs,
A listening weight beneath the smoke.

Tavan eğildi gözlerime, (The ceiling bent toward my eyes,)
Duvarlar su gibi aktı. (The walls flowed like water.)
Nefes aldım, ses çıkmadı, (I drew a breath, but made no sound,)
Gece üstüme oturdu. (The night sat down upon me.)

[Pre-Chorus: heartbeat accelerates, metallic percussion, mounting dissonance]
Ninem derdi, sakın bakma, (Grandmother used to say, don't look,)
Gözünü açma, adınla kalkma. (Don't open your eyes; don't rise when your name is called.)
Karabasan çöker gece, (Karabasan descends at night,)
Canını değil yüzünü seçer. (It chooses your face, not your life.)

[Chorus: massive industrial bass riff, pounding mechanical drums, fierce melodic female lead]
UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!)
Don’t wake up under its hand!
UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!)
It learns your breath, it learns your face!
Sessiz kal, kıpırdama, (Stay silent, don't move,)
Let the nightmare pass you through—
If you wake before it leaves,
Something else will wake as you!

[Break: breath cut, absolute silence, deep sub hit]

[Verse 2: jagged trip-hop rhythm, detuned bass pulses, distorted bağlama]
Parmak uçlarım buz kesti, (My fingertips turned to ice,)
Yorgan sanki mezar oldu. (The blanket became like a grave.)
Bir gölge tavandan indi, (A shadow descended from the ceiling,)
Benim şeklim bende durdu. (My shape remained where I was.)

Its breath was not a living breath,
It had no heat and yet it knew
The little tremor in my chest,
The name my mother called me through.

Kapı kapalı, pencere kör, (The door was shut, the window blind,)
Ama odada biri vardı. (But there was someone in the room.)
Yüzüm gibi bir yüz yaptı, (It made a face just like mine,)
Ben bakarken bana baktı. (It looked back at me while I watched.)

[Pre-Chorus 2: heartbeat accelerates, scraping metal, dissonant kemençe]
Ninem derdi, sakın dinleme, (Grandmother used to say, don't listen,)
Kendi sesinle çağrı gelse. (Even if a call comes in your own voice.)
Karabasan çöker gece, (Karabasan descends at night,)
Rüyadan değil senden beslenir. (It feeds on you, not on the dream.)

[Bridge: all percussion vanishes, near silent close-mic voice, distorted room tone]
[V1: barely audible]
Sonra... (Then...)
Gözlerimi zorla açtım. (I forced my eyes open.)

[Bridge Part 2: no drums, room tone warps, low sub pulse creeps back]
I stood up.
The floor was cold.
The door was where it always was.
The lamp was dim.
The hall was mine.
I thought the thing had finally gone.

Aynaya baktım. (I looked in the mirror.)
Ben oradaydım... (I was there...)
Ama yatakta da ben vardım. (But I was also in the bed.)

[Breakdown: sub bass pressure, breathing surrounds listener, no drums]
My chest was rising in the blanket.
My mouth was hanging half apart.
Its hand was melting from my forehead—
Then my body sat up in the dark.

[V1: horrified whisper]
Ben değildim... (It wasn't me...)
Ama benim gibi kalktı. (But it rose just like me.)

[Impact: instantaneous silence, violent industrial-metal detonation]

[Final Chorus: crushing industrial guitars, maximum bass pressure, savage drums, possessed female lead]
UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!)
Don’t wake up under its hand!
UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!)
It learns your breath, it learns your face!
Sessiz kal, kıpırdama, (Stay silent, don't move,)
Let the nightmare pass you through—
If you wake before it leaves,
Something else will wake as you!

[Outro: instruments collapse, one heartbeat, stolen voice, sudden silence]
[V1: hushed, numb]
Sabah oldu. Annem seslendi. (Morning came. My mother called out.)
Ben cevap vermek istedim. (I wanted to answer.)
Ama yataktan biri doğruldu... (But someone sat up in the bed...)
Ve benim sesimle dedi: (And said, in my own voice:)

[V1: very soft, stolen voice]
Uyandım. (I woke up.)

[End: stolen breath, immediate silence]

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[Cast: V1 Inara] [V1: gritty female alto, close intimate whisper, precise Turkish consonants, haunted melodic lift, controlled rasp] [Tempo: 92 BPM] [Key: D minor, Hicaz colored phrases] [Time Signature: 4/4, brief 9/8 accents] [Intro: suffocating bedroom silence, low heartbeat, reversed breath, faint floorboard creak] [V1: whispered, close] Gece indi. Oda dar. (Night fell. The room is cramped.) Perde kıpırdar, rüzgar yok. (The curtain stirs, but there is no wind.) Göğsümde taş gibi bir şey, (Something like a stone weighs on my chest,) Adımı bilen bir sessizlik. (A silence that knows my name.) [Verse 1: sparse broken beat, dark dub bass, eerie kemençe, intimate whisper] I woke but could not move at all, Not hand, not jaw, not tongue, not throat. The dark was leaning on my ribs, A listening weight beneath the smoke. Tavan eğildi gözlerime, (The ceiling bent toward my eyes,) Duvarlar su gibi aktı. (The walls flowed like water.) Nefes aldım, ses çıkmadı, (I drew a breath, but made no sound,) Gece üstüme oturdu. (The night sat down upon me.) [Pre-Chorus: heartbeat accelerates, metallic percussion, mounting dissonance] Ninem derdi, sakın bakma, (Grandmother used to say, don't look,) Gözünü açma, adınla kalkma. (Don't open your eyes; don't rise when your name is called.) Karabasan çöker gece, (Karabasan descends at night,) Canını değil yüzünü seçer. (It chooses your face, not your life.) [Chorus: massive industrial bass riff, pounding mechanical drums, fierce melodic female lead] UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) Don’t wake up under its hand! UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) It learns your breath, it learns your face! Sessiz kal, kıpırdama, (Stay silent, don't move,) Let the nightmare pass you through— If you wake before it leaves, Something else will wake as you! [Break: breath cut, absolute silence, deep sub hit] [Verse 2: jagged trip-hop rhythm, detuned bass pulses, distorted bağlama] Parmak uçlarım buz kesti, (My fingertips turned to ice,) Yorgan sanki mezar oldu. (The blanket became like a grave.) Bir gölge tavandan indi, (A shadow descended from the ceiling,) Benim şeklim bende durdu. (My shape remained where I was.) Its breath was not a living breath, It had no heat and yet it knew The little tremor in my chest, The name my mother called me through. Kapı kapalı, pencere kör, (The door was shut, the window blind,) Ama odada biri vardı. (But there was someone in the room.) Yüzüm gibi bir yüz yaptı, (It made a face just like mine,) Ben bakarken bana baktı. (It looked back at me while I watched.) [Pre-Chorus 2: heartbeat accelerates, scraping metal, dissonant kemençe] Ninem derdi, sakın dinleme, (Grandmother used to say, don't listen,) Kendi sesinle çağrı gelse. (Even if a call comes in your own voice.) Karabasan çöker gece, (Karabasan descends at night,) Rüyadan değil senden beslenir. (It feeds on you, not on the dream.) [Chorus: massive industrial bass riff, pounding mechanical drums, fierce melodic female lead] UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) Don’t wake up under its hand! UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) It learns your breath, it learns your face! Sessiz kal, kıpırdama, (Stay silent, don't move,) Let the nightmare pass you through— If you wake before it leaves, Something else will wake as you! [Bridge: all percussion vanishes, near silent close-mic voice, distorted room tone] [V1: barely audible] Sonra... (Then...) Gözlerimi zorla açtım. (I forced my eyes open.) [Bridge Part 2: no drums, room tone warps, low sub pulse creeps back] I stood up. The floor was cold. The door was where it always was. The lamp was dim. The hall was mine. I thought the thing had finally gone. Aynaya baktım. (I looked in the mirror.) Ben oradaydım... (I was there...) Ama yatakta da ben vardım. (But I was also in the bed.) [Breakdown: sub bass pressure, breathing surrounds listener, no drums] My chest was rising in the blanket. My mouth was hanging half apart. Its hand was melting from my forehead— Then my body sat up in the dark. [V1: horrified whisper] Ben değildim... (It wasn't me...) Ama benim gibi kalktı. (But it rose just like me.) [Impact: instantaneous silence, violent industrial-metal detonation] [Final Chorus: crushing industrial guitars, maximum bass pressure, savage drums, possessed female lead] UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) Don’t wake up under its hand! UYANMA! UYANMA! (DON'T WAKE UP! DON'T WAKE UP!) It learns your breath, it learns your face! Sessiz kal, kıpırdama, (Stay silent, don't move,) Let the nightmare pass you through— If you wake before it leaves, Something else will wake as you! [Outro: instruments collapse, one heartbeat, stolen voice, sudden silence] [V1: hushed, numb] Sabah oldu. Annem seslendi. (Morning came. My mother called out.) Ben cevap vermek istedim. (I wanted to answer.) Ama yataktan biri doğruldu... (But someone sat up in the bed...) Ve benim sesimle dedi: (And said, in my own voice:) [V1: very soft, stolen voice] Uyandım. (I woke up.) [End: stolen breath, immediate silence]

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