[Intro – Atmospheric, tribal drums, delay-drenched guitar] (Whispered) The animal in me… Still remembers how to lead [Instrumental] [Verse 1 – Spoken/Sung in hypnotic cadence] Climb the spine, vertebrae by choice Each step upward drowns the voice A serpent curls behind my eyes Feeding on truths I sanitized ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Rises with urgency] Tear the veil, reveal the gears Sanity bleeds where instinct steers ⸻ [Chorus – Massive, layered vocals with crashing chords] I am spiral flesh, wrapped in dust Reaching upward through the rust I bite the hand that forged the flame But beg to feel the fire again [Verse 2 – Slower, crawling groove with syncopated bass] Tangled thought, in perfect form Chaos plays the role of norm I built a god with broken clay Then knelt before its feet of prey ⸻ [Bridge – screamed] The apex predator wears a crown of thought But still howls beneath the moon Still hunts Still hungers Still hides in rooms… …with mirrors ⸻ [Instrumental Break – Time signature shift, riff builds, drums polyrhythmic] [Guitar spiral riff over alternating 7/8 and 4/4 → Rising tension → Sudden pause → ALL IN — FULL STRIKE INTO CHORUS] [Chorus – More desperate, raw vocals] I am spiral flesh, taught to pray Still I tear the light away I built a cage from reason’s spine And now I rot in grand design ⸻ [Outro – Fades into eerie harmonic drone, whispered voice returns] (Whispered) Ascension is a circle And I’ve been here before…
