[Intro] [Heavy breathing, distant and echoing. A low, atmospheric synth drone. A single, ominous distorted guitar note hits at the end of the intro, leading into the verse] [Verse 1 - Tormented, vulnerable, clean male singing. Voice slightly strained, intimate and close-mic'd, with a breathy quality. Melodic but anguished] Quiet nights turn into storms inside my head Hands shake, heart races, lying in this bed I chase the numb to kill the pain again But every hit just pulls me deeper in [Pre-Chorus: Dual-layer vocals. Primary: continued clean singing. Backing: Aggressive, rhythmic rap-style delivery. The rap vocals should be layered, slightly distorted, and sit just behind the clean lead in the mix] [The drums become more urgent,more snare hits. The bass gets heavier. The distorted guitar enters with a choppy, syncopated rhythm riff. This section should build tension dramatically.] (It’s crawling, crawling) Under my skin (Can’t stop it, stop it) Letting it win (Breaking, breaking) Piece by piece (Nobody, nobody) Can set me free [Chorus: Explosive, raw, desperate screaming. Gritty, emotional, and powerful. Not low growls, but high-energy, melodic yelling. Slightly layered for thickness.] [Full band explosion. Heavy, downtuned, palm-muted guitar riff with power chords. Aggressive drumming with pounding toms and open hi-hats/rides. The bass is heavily distorted. The mix should feel wide and massive.] I CAN’T GET IT OUT! IT’S TEARING ME APART! SCRATCHING AT THE WALLS INSIDE MY HEART! FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS, LOSING WHO I AM! THIS POISON IN MY VEINS WON’T LET GO OF MY HANDS! [Verse 2 - Tormented, vulnerable, clean male singing. Voice slightly strained, intimate and close-mic'd, with a breathy quality. Melodic but anguished] Memories I buried crawl back in the dark Little kid screaming, carrying the marks Hands that weren’t safe, words that cut too deep Now I drown it all just to get some sleep [Pre-Chorus: Dual-layer vocals. Primary: continued clean singing. Backing: Aggressive, rhythmic rap-style delivery. The rap vocals should be layered, slightly distorted, and sit just behind the clean lead in the mix] [The drums become more urgent,more snare hits. The bass gets heavier. The distorted guitar enters with a choppy, syncopated rhythm riff. This section should build tension dramatically.] (It’s burning, burning) Under my skin (Reliving, living) The same old sin (Hiding, hiding) Behind the lies (Trapped in, trapped in) These bloodshot eyes [Chorus: Explosive, raw, desperate screaming. Gritty, emotional, and powerful. Not low growls, but high-energy, melodic yelling. Slightly layered for thickness.] [Full band explosion. Heavy, downtuned, palm-muted guitar riff with power chords. Aggressive drumming with pounding toms and open hi-hats/rides. The bass is heavily distorted. The mix should feel wide and massive.] I CAN’T GET IT OUT! IT’S TEARING ME APART! SCRATCHING AT THE WALLS INSIDE MY HEART! FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS, LOSING WHO I AM! THIS POISON IN MY VEINS WON’T LET GO OF MY HANDS! [Bridge: Begins with a whisper, building in desperation into a final, isolated scream. Include the panicked, layered ad-libs ("Get out!") in the background.] [Atmospheric breakdown. Drums drop to just a sparse, electronic beat or heartbeat-like kick. Synth pads and ambient electronic textures swell. The whisper builds over 4 bars, then erupts into a raw, desperate scream "IT NEVER STOPS!".] It’s quiet now… too quiet (But I feel it moving) Closer… closer… (I can’t escape it) IT NEVER STOPS! IT NEVER LEAVES! (Ad-libs: Get out! Get out! Get out!) [Final Chorus: Combine the explosive scream lead with the aggressive rap backing vocals layered underneath for maximum intensity.] [All elements of the chorus, but with double-tracked screaming for power and the rap backing vocals clearly audible beneath. Consider a slight tempo push for added urgency.] I CAN’T GET IT OUT! (Under my skin!) IT’S TEARING ME APART! (Ripping within!) FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS! (Lost in the spin!) THIS POISON IN MY VEINS WON’T LET GO! (Won’t let go… won’t let go…) [Outro - Slowing drums, distant tormented whisper] [The music cuts abruptly after the last scream, leaving only fading, the synth drone, and the final tormented whisper. End with the sound of a tape stopping.] Still under my skin…
