# THE CYCLE [Verse 1 — tense, male vocal; controlled low register gradually rising in intensity] I escaped my self-inflicted inner hell My inner peace has started to swell I broke through echoed walls Full sheer willpower, wrecking ball I think I'm slowly remembering who I was Pieces of a life I thought was lost Rising from the ashes of an old man Trying to rebuild what I once was [Pre-Chorus — uneasy, restrained; vocal tension gradually increasing] I found myself in a crowded place I think I saw you'd found a replacement Familiar voices are creeping in Am I doomed to be burned again? [Bridge — intrusive voices, completely separate from lead vocal] [Whispered voices — multiple distant voices, whispered only, surrounding the lead; NOT lead vocal] I'm here again... I never left... [Build — whispers grow closer and louder; voices remain separate from lead] [Voices — sudden explosive SHOUT; multiple voices; NOT lead vocal] I'M HERE AGAIN! I NEVER LEFT! [Chorus — full band impact; powerful male vocal] My world is spinning Full cycle No end, no beginning Fuck this vicious epi-cycle [Verse 2 — male vocal; alternate low and powerful delivery within lines; increasingly unstable] I trace the cycle back along a thread Following every word I've ever said Every line bends back into the past Every road I thought I'd left behind comes back I search for the point where it began The first fracture, the first collapse But every answer circles back And every path retraces my steps [Pre-Chorus — restrained at first, escalating] Maybe I never saw what I thought I saw Maybe memory distorted what was real But it doesn't matter what I believe anymore The old familiar voices know exactly what I fear [Chorus — larger, more intense] My world is spinning Full cycle No end, no beginning Fuck this vicious epi-cycle [Final Bridge — psychological breakdown; intrusive voices separate from lead] [Whispered voices — distant, surrounding, multiple voices; NOT lead vocal] I'm here again... I never left... [Silence] [Voices — explosive overlapping SHOUT; multiple voices; NOT lead vocal] I'M HERE AGAIN! I NEVER LEFT! [Final Chorus — maximum intensity; male vocal] My world is spinning Full cycle No end, no beginning Fuck this vicious epi-cycle My world is spinning Full cycle No end, no beginning Fuck this vicious epi-cycle [Outro — stripped back; original 2-3-3 rhythmic pulse gradually returns] I think I'm slowly remembering who I was... [Long pause] I think I'm slightly over you. [2-3-3 pulse continues, gradually fading]
