Standing On The Edge of Ruin- Male version

Verse 1 A fire dances in shadowed halls I chase the echo, heed the calls Truth and ruin blur in one I’m bound to what I’ve begun Pre-Chorus (builds into first swell) Warnings fade, I cannot flee Secrets whisper what I see I tell myself I can resist But the pull commands, insists Chorus I’m standing on the edge of surrender One step closer, I descend You’re the poison I keep courting Even as it takes it all again Verse 2 Night trembles under quiet weight I swear I’ll leave, but it’s too late Built my world on broken ground Still your shadow drags me down Pre-Chorus (second swell before final chorus) I know the cost, I feel the ache Trade my calm for one more taste I chase the ruin that seduces me Just to feel your echo in me Chorus I’m standing on the edge of surrender One step closer, I descend You’re the poison I keep courting Even as it takes it all again Bridge (emotional, breathy, obsessive tone) If I let go, who remains? If I walk away, would I break? I’d rather burn in what I crave Than face the cold of being safe Final Chorus (swells + rising/falling intensity) I’m standing on the edge of surrender Looking down, yet I don’t release You’re the poison I keep courting Even as it devours it all Outro (whispers + final swell, threatening tone) You take it all The fire, the shadow, the fall I cannot escape… cannot escape at all