[Intro – industrial noise burst, filtered kick pulses, sub bass swell, bowed cello scrape] [Unclean Male – low, controlled] Static in my lungs—can’t place the room Edges smear into a hollow bloom [Verse 1 – tight groove, syncopated kick/snare, ghost notes, slap bass pops, tremolo guitar accents] [Unclean Male – rhythmic, percussive] Poisoned air, I’m barely there Hands like voltage on my skin, everywhere Thoughts misfire, words don’t land I’m fading out inside my own command [Unclean Female – sharp, interlocking cadence] Wrong beneath the surface line Something crawling through the time I try to move—I don’t respond I’m present, but I’m already gone [Pre-Chorus – tension rise, tom runs, dissonant chords, cello swell] [Half-Clean Male + Female – strained] Say it—no sound comes out Fight it—nothing answers now Trust collapses into doubt While the floor drops out [Chorus – big but tight, chugs + open chords, layered cleans over grit] [Clean Male lead + Female harmony, unclean under] I was there but I was gone Body stayed, but not for long Something vile behind your face Turned the air to something I can’t erase I couldn’t move, I couldn’t say Every nerve just slipped away Every breath a fractured scar From the truth of what you are [Verse 2 – heavier, industrial hits, polyrhythmic drums, bass slaps + slides] [Unclean Female – biting] Morning cuts—nothing leaves It’s wired into memory Wash it down—it won’t fade Etched into the inside frame [Unclean Male – grit] Mirrors lie, I don’t align Same room, different spine Lock it up, keep it tight Bury truth beneath the night [Pre-Chorus – faster, more frantic, cymbal stacks] [Male + Female – urgent] Replay it—can’t reshape it Every second, can’t escape it Not just what you did that night But you knew—and still decided [Breakdown – drop to 0, then slam; downtuned chugs, syncopated stutters, tribal/industrial kit, bass slaps in pockets] [Unclean Male – deep, commanding] YOU SAW ME THERE AND CHOSE TO STAY KNEW I COULDN’T GET AWAY TOOK THE MOMENT—TWISTED IT LEFT ME LOCKED INSIDE OF IT [Unclean Female – piercing, off-beat hits] I FEEL IT LIVING IN MY SKIN LIKE IT NEVER FUCKING ENDS TOOK THE AIR—TOOK CONTROL LEFT ME WITH A SPLIT-OPEN SOUL [Breakdown Groove Switch – halftime pocket, kick syncopation, bass thumps + ghost notes] [Unclean Male + Female – call/response] You knew— (you knew) I couldn’t move— (couldn’t move) You chose— (you chose) To follow through— (follow through) [Breakdown Collapse – instruments strip to kora plucks + sub + breath noise] [Clean Male + Female – hollow] I remember how it felt… Not the touch… But the intent… [Solo – duel: cello lead vs electric guitar; start cello melodic bends → guitar answers with tremolo runs → trade phrases → harmonize; drums shift to technical groove with tom patterns] [Final Chorus – widest impact, layered vocals, slight tempo lift] [Clean Male lead + Female harmony, unclean bed] I was there but I was gone But I’ve carried this too long Every shadow, every scar Doesn’t define me for what you are I couldn’t move, I couldn’t say But I survived it anyway What you took is not my shame I refuse to wear your name [Outro – resolve, piano + glass harmonica, bowed cello] [Clean Female → Male – steady] Not my shame… Not your claim… Still I breathe… Still remain… [end song]
