(Verse 1 - Gritty, distorted guitar riff. Low, breathy male vocals) The ink is dry on a map that leads nowhere I’m tracing lines of a life I didn’t choose Counting the seconds by the hum of the amplifier Waiting for the current to break the fuse. I built this temple out of hollowed-out promises And locked the door to keep the silence clean But there’s a frequency screaming underneath the floorboards Tearing through the seams of everything I’ve been. (Pre-Chorus - Tension builds, drums kick in with a driving beat) And the air starts to ripple The ceiling begins to bend I’m hearing the start of a conversation That was supposed to end. (Chorus - Explosive sound. Heavy distorted chords. Powerful Male Lead with soaring Female harmonies/counter-melody) (Male): Rip the veil away from the sound! (Female): *Rip it all away...* (Male): I’m drowning in the wake of a recursive ground (Female): *Falling through the sound...* (Male): It’s the ripple of a scream from a decade ago Coming back to claim everything I know (Both): These are the echoes of a broken vow And they’re crashing down on me now! (Verse 2 - Bass-driven, moody. Male vocals) You left a blueprint in the marrow of my shoulder A blueprint for a failure I can’t erase Now I’m walking through a room of mirrored contradictions Searching for a flicker of a familiar face. But the reflection doesn't move when I do It’s a second late, a heartbeat out of time A distorted version of a truth I once believed A jagged little melody, a dissonant chime. (Pre-Chorus - Tension builds, driving energy) And the air starts to ripple The ceiling begins to bend I’m hearing the start of a conversation That was supposed to end. (Chorus - High energy, heavy wall of sound. Male Lead with soaring Female harmonies) (Male): Rip the veil away from the sound! (Female): *Rip it all away...* (Male): I’m drowning in the wake of a recursive ground (Female): *Falling through the sound...* (Male): It’s the ripple of a scream from a decade ago Coming back to claim everything I know (Both): These are the echoes of a broken vow And they’re crashing down on me now! (Bridge - Atmospheric, stripped back. Male and Female vocals intertwining) (Male): I tried to bury the noise in the dirt. (Female): *But the dirt only held the hurt.* (Male): I tried to mute the memory of your name. (Female): *Now the silence is just the same.* (Male): It’s a loop! (Female): *A loop...* (Male): It’s a spiral! (Both - Screamed): IT’S A COLLAPSE! (Guitar Solo - Melodic but aggressive, lots of sustain and wailing bends) (Outro - Heavy rhythm, slowing down gradually) (Male): Still hearing the ring... (Female): *Still hearing the ring...* (Male): Still feeling the sting... (Female): *Feeling the sting...* (Male): The sound is a circle (Female): *A circle...* (Male): The sound is a cage. (Both - Final power chord): The echo is the only thing that stays.
