Verse 1 [Soft, finger-picked guitar and a lone, echoing vocal] I found a thread, it wound through stone, A path of numbers, carved and worn. The air was thick, a code in the haze, A whisper said, "Here lies the maze." Chorus [Harmony swells, a steady heartbeat-like drum joins] Seventeen steps to the edge of the sea, Six miles deep where the stars used to be. Eighty dreams drift between what we seek, Three echoes fade—silent, unique. Verse 2 [Add subtle strings, a gentle sense of urgency builds] I saw the line, it blurred, then broke, A trail of ash, a fading smoke. The numbers hum, they pull, they sting, A cipher written in everything. Chorus [More vocal layers, rising intensity like a question unanswered] Seventeen steps to the edge of the sea, Six miles deep where the stars used to be. Eighty dreams drift between what we seek, Three echoes fade—silent, unique. Bridge [A pause, only faint whispers and strings. Then the voice returns, quiet yet resolute.] Was it meant to be found, or left alone? A map of time, or the marrow of stone? I walked through the ruins, I carried the weight, 17683, the key, the gate. Final Chorus [The music expands, soaring vocals like the unveiling of a mystery] Seventeen steps to the edge of the sea, Six miles deep where the stars used to be. Eighty dreams drift between what we seek, Three echoes fade—silent, unique. Outro [Music fades into the sound of waves and distant wind, as if the song itself is dissolving into the void] I found a thread, it wound through stone, deep down, a path unknown.