not your memory

New Persona! <3 **Lyrics and lyric/song structure written and created by 👻 GHOST 👻** [intro haunting piano + eerie synth pad + distorted ambient voices, claustrophobic, surreal, like a descent into memory] [verse 1 breathy female vocals + gritty bass undercurrent] i bit my tongue just to keep you calm you kissed my wounds like you meant no harm but every word was a loaded gun and i stayed still so you'd think you won you dressed your guilt in pretty lines called it love while you crossed the line fed me shame like sacred wine and i drank deep just to feel divine [pre-chorus + tension] but now the silence screams so loud you built me up just to break me down [chorus explosive distorted guitars + soaring vocals + cinematic drums] i’m not drowning, i’m descending fuck your love, it’s condescending you called me weak, but here i stand with blood you prayed would stain my hands your poison prayers won’t hold me under i’m not your saint, i’m not your thunder i won’t stay bruised just to be clever, you tried to end me, now i’m louder [verse 2 deeper vocals + pulsing synth + echo fx] you held control like a crucifix used my hurt to get your fix every tear, a price you named and every scar, a mark you claimed i searched for warmth inside your cold bent my truth to fit your mold but i remember how you lied and all the parts of me that died [bridge glitchy stabs + whisper-scream vocals + detuned piano] you wore my fear like it made you whole fed your ego what you stole you want me silent, want me tame but i’ve reclaimed my fucking name [final chorus half-time intro return + full instrumentation + layered scream harmonies] i’m not drowning, i’m descending burned your lies and stopped pretending you built a cage and called it peace but i broke out and found release your poison prayers won’t pull me under i’m not your ghost, i’m not your wonder watch me rise through all you fractured, you tried to end me, now i’m louder [outro ambient feedback]