The Gothic Dark

[Verse 1] [Male Vocal - Low, erratic, unstable rhythmic whispering, building in tension] The storm passed through but it left the air cold! Just staring at the pieces that I couldn't hold! The ravens are quiet... the white wings are torn... Just waiting around for the day to be born! [Female Vocal - Dark, ethereal, floating softly over a deep synth pad] Ash on the windowsill... frost on the glass... We built a cathedral out of things that don't last... [Male Vocal - Suddenly explosive, unhinged, unpredictable scream] Now I just sit in the weight of the gray! Watching the color bleed slowly away! [Pre-Chorus] [The instruments drop out completely, leaving only an agonizingly slow, thumping sub-bass pulse] [Female Vocal - Haunting, layered, dark ethereal melody] Is this the peace that you wanted to find...? [Male Vocal - Erratic, breathless, manic gritty delivery] Leaving the rest of the wreckage behind! [Male & Female Duet - Crushing down-tuned guitar slam, chaotic unison energy] Staring straight into the static horizon! [Chorus] [Male Vocal - Full unhinged scream / Female Vocal - High, dark, soaring melody] The gothic dark! The blinding light! They’re locking jaws in the dead of night! One drags me down to the shadow’s floor! One forces my eyes to the open door! [Verse 2] [Male Vocal - Erratic, breathless rhythmic delivery, pacing like a caged animal] The floorboards are cracking, the ceiling is low! Buried alive in the weight of the snow! The static is choking the words that we said... Just counting the shadows that dance by the bed! [Female Vocal - Dark, ethereal, floating softly over a deep synth pad] A spark in the ashes... a crack in the stone... We've painted a halo on flesh and on bone... [Male Vocal - Suddenly explosive, unhinged scream] Now I scream at the walls till my knuckles are red! Chasing the ghosts of the lives that we led! [Pre-Chorus] [The instruments drop out completely, leaving only an agonizingly slow, thumping sub-bass pulse] [Female Vocal - Haunting, layered, dark ethereal melody] Is this the peace that you wanted to find...? [Male Vocal - Erratic, breathless, manic gritty delivery] Leaving the rest of the wreckage behind! [Female - Crushing down-tuned guitar slam, chaotic unison energy] Staring straight into the static horizon! [Chorus] [Male Vocal - Full unhinged scream / Female Vocal - High, dark, soaring melody] The gothic dark! The blinding light! They’re locking jaws in the dead of night! One drags me down to the shadow’s floor! One forces my eyes to the open door! [Post-Chorus] [Male Vocal - Visceral, breathless growling scream] The ravens freeze... the white wings bleed... [Female Vocal -Dark, ethereal, soaring high above the heavy guitar distortion] And I am left with the ghost of the need! [Male & Female Duet - Crushing halftime breakdown slam] Caught in the middle of the storm indeed! [Bridge] [The music drops to an agonizingly slow halftime drone, heavy with distortion] [Both Vocal - Low, frantic, unhinged whisper] I love the shadows... I need the sun... How do I live when the damage is done? [Both Vocal - Dark, angelic, floating like a ghost over the heavy noise] The art is dark... the light remains... [Female Vocal - Building to a massive, desperate, throat-tearing scream] But both of them flow through my bleeding veins! [Guitar Solo] [Slow, crying, screaming guitar solo full of heavy vibrato, feedback, and sorrow] [Chorus] [Male Vocal - Full unhinged scream / Female Vocal - High, dark, soaring melody] The gothic dark! The blinding light! They’re locking jaws in the dead of night! One drags me down to the shadow’s floor! One forces my eyes to the open door! [Outro] [The heavy guitars fade out, leaving only a cold, hollow background hum and a slow, ringing guitar delay] [Female Vocal - Fading, dark, gentle whisper] The ravens freeze... [Both Vocal - Deep, unhinged, final low whisper] ...and I sit in the gray. [End]