[slow fade-in; dark bass pulse; echoing guitar delay; mechanical drum machine sets steady rhythm; low synth hum beneath] [Verse 1 – vocals deep and distant; bass locked with drums; minimal guitar motion] You were the quiet in the static A signal wrapped in glass We built your name on silence Until it broke, at last [Instrumental cue – bass pulse strengthens, snare hits tighten] [Chorus – vocals rise slightly; guitar sharper, urgent; rhythm steady and tense] Hollow praise, it burns so slow Under the lights, you start to go All we gave, you couldn’t hold Turned to stone, turned to cold [Verse 2 – sparse; bass steady; vocals detached; guitars drift in reverb haze] You wore the weight of mirrors Every glance a wound to keep I tried to speak forgiveness But the crowd was half-asleep [Instrumental cue – brief guitar swell then pullback] [Chorus – reprise; vocals stronger, layered harmony; bass and drums strike harder] Hollow praise, it burns so slow Under the lights, you start to go All we gave, you couldn’t hold Turned to stone, turned to cold [Bridge – instrumental; looping guitar riff builds; layered reverb expands; tension rises slowly] [Drums muted to tom pattern; bass slides upward in half-steps; faint vocal echoes murmur wordless tones] [Outro – drums fade; guitar delay stretches; bass sustains final low note; synth noise dissolves into silence]
