15p Mad King Rewindin'

Raw alternative pop-rock fused with stripped-back rap at 96 BPM, 4/4: female vocal, male vocal, duet, versus, snaps through blunt rhythmic verses into urgent sung hooks, no harmonies or tuning, Live kit, dry snare, pick bass, overdriven guitars and biting lead lines cut through amp bleed, tape grit, minimal compression, and rehearsal-room air, Bright major-key chorus contrasts the stark delivery

[Intro]
The tower goes quiet
The needle drops still
He looks at her body
And he smiles like a child

[Verse 1]
Mad king completely gone
Talkin’ to the air
“We can do it over
We can make it fair”
He lifts the broken scarecrow
Like the first night of the myth
Carries her down the stair
Through the ruin of his gift
Past the leveled porches
Past the saints in the dirt
Back to a cornfield
Where the whole thing first hurt

[Pre-Chorus]
Same old fence post
Same old black dress dream
He sets her on the wood
Like she’s new, like she’s clean
Crown crooked on his head
Eyes empty and bright
Startin’ over holy
In a ruined mind’s light

[Chorus]
Back where it started
Back to the post
Mad king rewindin’
What he loves the most
Forget the free night
Forget the chase
Forget the reaping
Forget her face
When it broke
Start it over
Start it kind
A story already burning
In a burnt-out mind

[Verse 2]
He buttons her crooked
He fluffs the wheat
Tells her “tonight, my darling
We walk the warm street”
She don’t walk
She don’t speak
She don’t bless the plan
He takes her silence
For a yes from his hand
“One night free,” he whispers
To a girl who ain’t there
“We’ll be careful this time
We’ll blend, we’ll beware”

[Pre-Chorus]
The crows don’t answer
The woods don’t play
Even nightmares know
You can’t reset a grave
He hears a parade
That nobody sent
Hears her old laughter
In a head that is spent

[Bridge]
This is the loop
This is the curse
A man with a crown
Tryin’ to reverse
He can’t stand the ending
So he kills the clock
Puts the scarecrow standing
Puts the memory on lock
If he starts at the fence
Maybe she never rips
Maybe the normals
Never get their grip
Maybe he’s still gentle
Maybe she’s still whole
Maybe the tower
Was a bad dream he told

[Verse 3]
Dawn hits the corn
Ugly and true
She’s still just pieces
In a coat of used youth
He bows like the first time
Offers his arm
To a woman of straw
Who can’t keep him from harm
“Shall we go among them?”
That’s the last pretty line
A mad king proposin’
To the start of the crime
The post holds her up
The wind moves her hair
He waits for an answer
That won’t ever get there

[Outro]
Same little graveyard
Sleepin’ close by
Same crooked kingdom
Under the same ugly sky
He stands with his scarecrow
Where the tale began
Completely lost
And beginnin’ again
Beginnin’ again
Beginnin’ again
A king with no ending
And a girl
Who can’t mend

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[Intro] The tower goes quiet The needle drops still He looks at her body And he smiles like a child [Verse 1] Mad king completely gone Talkin’ to the air “We can do it over We can make it fair” He lifts the broken scarecrow Like the first night of the myth Carries her down the stair Through the ruin of his gift Past the leveled porches Past the saints in the dirt Back to a cornfield Where the whole thing first hurt [Pre-Chorus] Same old fence post Same old black dress dream He sets her on the wood Like she’s new, like she’s clean Crown crooked on his head Eyes empty and bright Startin’ over holy In a ruined mind’s light [Chorus] Back where it started Back to the post Mad king rewindin’ What he loves the most Forget the free night Forget the chase Forget the reaping Forget her face When it broke Start it over Start it kind A story already burning In a burnt-out mind [Verse 2] He buttons her crooked He fluffs the wheat Tells her “tonight, my darling We walk the warm street” She don’t walk She don’t speak She don’t bless the plan He takes her silence For a yes from his hand “One night free,” he whispers To a girl who ain’t there “We’ll be careful this time We’ll blend, we’ll beware” [Pre-Chorus] The crows don’t answer The woods don’t play Even nightmares know You can’t reset a grave He hears a parade That nobody sent Hears her old laughter In a head that is spent [Chorus] Back where it started Back to the post Mad king rewindin’ What he loves the most Forget the free night Forget the chase Forget the reaping Forget her face When it broke Start it over Start it kind A story already burning In a burnt-out mind [Bridge] This is the loop This is the curse A man with a crown Tryin’ to reverse He can’t stand the ending So he kills the clock Puts the scarecrow standing Puts the memory on lock If he starts at the fence Maybe she never rips Maybe the normals Never get their grip Maybe he’s still gentle Maybe she’s still whole Maybe the tower Was a bad dream he told [Verse 3] Dawn hits the corn Ugly and true She’s still just pieces In a coat of used youth He bows like the first time Offers his arm To a woman of straw Who can’t keep him from harm “Shall we go among them?” That’s the last pretty line A mad king proposin’ To the start of the crime The post holds her up The wind moves her hair He waits for an answer That won’t ever get there [Chorus] Back where it started Back to the post Mad king rewindin’ What he loves the most Forget the free night Forget the chase Forget the reaping Forget her face When it broke Start it over Start it kind A story already burning In a burnt-out mind [Outro] Same little graveyard Sleepin’ close by Same crooked kingdom Under the same ugly sky He stands with his scarecrow Where the tale began Completely lost And beginnin’ again Beginnin’ again Beginnin’ again A king with no ending And a girl Who can’t mend

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