[Intro – A cappella / Vinyl Static / Breathing Room Tone] (Audio: Near silence. Dusty vinyl crackle. Weak fluorescent hum. The voice sounds ancient, exhausted, inches from the microphone.) Old Man (faint whisper): “They told us the monsters lived under the bed… (shaky inhale) Truth is… we became them instead.” (1 SECOND ABSOLUTE SILENCE) [Impact Drop] (Audio: Violent reverse distortion sweep → LOW-TUNED guitar slam with massive sub-drop. Explosive industrial drums. Metallic bass rumble. Crowd chant buried in the mix.) [Verse 1 – Deep melodic rap vocal] (One) Black smoke over the avenue (Two) Every promise turns to residue (Three) Teeth clenched as the skyline shakes (Four) Everybody’s got a price when the system breaks (One) Burned out, halo cracked (Two) Heartbeat locked to the panic attack (Three) Cold eyes through the TV glow (Four) We don’t feel love anymore—we perform it for the show (Audio: Palm-muted guitars grind harder. Kick and 808 lock together.) [Pre-Chorus – Half sung / half screamed] I can hear the sirens singing my name Everybody wants heaven but they worship the flame Hands up high while the city decays We dance like ghosts in the acid rain [Chorus – Massive anthem hook] (Audio: Wide guitars. Arena gang vocals. Soaring strings. Huge tom fills.) Whoa-oh-oh Can you feel the pressure in your bloodstream? Whoa-oh-oh Everybody drowning in the same dream Built this empire from the dirt and pain Now the walls cave in like thunder and rain No savior No escape Just broken hearts in a burning place The sky falls down but we still sing loud Like kings with our heads in the clouds [Post-Chorus – Crowd chant + industrial hits] Hey! Hey! We don’t wanna die alone Hey! Hey! Turn the darkness into gold [Verse 2 – Minimal beat / eerie tension] (Audio: Instruments strip away except ticking hi-hats, distant bass pulse, breathing FX.) Steps down the hallway, shadows in file Fake smiles stretch for miles and miles Phone screens glowing like cemetery lights Everybody connected but dead inside (Audio: Guitar scratches return violently.) Heavy boots on a blood-red floor Young hearts kicking down heaven’s door Big dreams wrapped in designer chains All this money couldn’t numb the pain (Audio: China cymbals open. Bass distortion intensifies.) I learned real fast what the mirror hides Pretty little monsters in expensive lives No sleep, just adrenaline veins Trying to outrun what we can’t erase [Bridge – Melodic breakdown] (Audio: Piano enters under ambient choir.) If I disappear tonight Would anybody notice? Or just post another candle in the dark… (Audio: Silence swell → heartbeat FX.) [Final Chorus – Double-time explosion] (Audio: Maximum intensity. Double-kick drums. Layered screams. Choir + strings peak.) Whoa-oh-oh Can you feel the pressure in your bloodstream? Whoa-oh-oh Everybody drowning in the same dream We built this kingdom from the fear we hide Now the flames rise higher on the inside No savior No escape We wear our scars like razor blades The world burns down but we still stand proud Screaming our lungs into the crowd [Breakdown – Half-time stomp] (Audio: Everything cuts to crushing half-time groove.) HEY! No future in a perfect world HEY! Just diamonds made from hurt HEY! If heaven lets the rebels in Then let the chaos begin [Outro – Sudden cut to silence] (Audio: Instruments stop instantly. Only vinyl crackle and distant room tone remain.) Male Voice (whispering): “Did we ever make it out alive…?” Old Man (barely audible): “…don’t open your eyes.” [end]
