[Instrumental Intro | distant sub pulse | isolated guitar harmonics | pressure gathering] [Verse 1 | grounded chest voice | tight bass pulse | drums widening across final couplet] You came in fast, I held my ground Neither one of us backed down Every word increased the pressure Every pause pulled us closer We could leave before the impact Keep our separate alibis But I don’t want the safer ending I want your truth against mine [Chorus | open mixed belt | controlled first rupture] Open the sky, let it collide I know the cost; I choose it tonight No safer ending, nowhere to hide If we go down, side by side [Post-Chorus | drums cut | distorted guitar tail and pulse] Let it collide [Verse 2 | closer vocal | quicker phrasing | bass more aggressive] After the impact, every object Stood exactly where it was But the distance had been altered There was no returning us Now your hand rests on the doorknob Mine is open at my side We can leave as two survivors Still pretending we survived [Chorus | stronger belt | widened guitars] Open the sky, let it collide I know the cost; I choose it tonight No safer ending, nowhere to hide If we go down, side by side [Bridge | instruments collapse to sub pulse and feedback] I spent years reducing damage Keeping everything contained [building | voice beginning to fracture] Now I’d rather face the wreckage Than go untouched again [full-band strike | melodic scream] LET IT COLLIDE— [Final Chorus | maximum expansion | stacked tenor harmonies] OPEN THE SKY, LET IT COLLIDE I KNEW THE COST; I CHOSE IT TONIGHT NO SAFER ENDING, NOWHERE TO HIDE LET IT COLLIIIIIDE— [Sudden Drop | complete vacuum] (collide…) [Outro | solitary pulse | guitar feedback bending out of tune] [End]
