[intro | vocals: low, cold, controlled | instrumental: deep bass drone, sparse guitar tension, restrained drums | energy: slow, final, airless] wings waiting dry throats nothing falling nothing close [verse 1 | vocals: intimate, glacial, unreadable | instrumental: slow bass pulse, minimal drums, dark guitar shimmer | energy: suspended, merciless] they waited by the empty silence beaks turned up toward the light every shadow held its hunger like a prayer all through the night no fresh meat across the linen no soft body giving in only stillness in the doorway only breath beneath the skin [pre-chorus | vocals: closer, sharper, quiet authority | instrumental: tension rising, bass forward, drums tighten slowly | energy: controlled, inevitable] all that waiting all that wanting left to rot inside the mouth every instinct turning inward when the feast is not sent out [chorus | vocals: magnetic, cold, steady | instrumental: fuller swell, heavy bass, deliberate drums | energy: verdict, denial] they wanted fresh meat so they followed the sugary scent they thought i was gone but i'm still here let'em starve for i'm still alive [verse 2 | vocals: calm, colder, almost cruel in restraint | instrumental: slow groove, bass pressing in, guitar tension widening | energy: punishing, elegant] empty stomachs make them sloppy famished wings drag through the air all that faith in my collapse left them starving where they stared dry throat, white eyes, little tremors circling nothing, thin with need every hour sharpens absence every loss becomes their feed [chorus | vocals: stronger, more cutting, still controlled | instrumental: darker full section, drums heavier, bass relentless | energy: cruel clarity] they wanted fresh meat so they followed the sugary scent they thought i was gone but i'm still here let'em starve for i'm still alive [bridge | vocals: tension held| instrumental: long build, bass pressure, drums rising into sudden drop | energy: collapse denied, violent release] you counted on the breaking you waited for the proof you built your little heaven around my missing pulse [drop | vocals: shout | instrumental: DROP, drums crash in, guitars tear open, bass slams forward | energy: explosive, victorious] fuck vultures ! fuck crows ! i'm still standing ! [chorus | vocals: huge, unshaken, final | instrumental: biggest section, heavy drums, dark guitars, bass overwhelming | energy: absolute refusal] they wanted fresh meat so they followed the sugary scent they thought i was gone but i'm still here let'em starve for i'm still alive [outro | vocals: low, final, standing tall | instrumental: drums falling away, bass pulse remains, guitar decay | energy: cold ending, no mercy] still standing still breathing still here let'em starve
