My Inner Shadow (Mantis Cover)

[Instrumentals: neon noir synth-rock, deep pulsing bass, glassy guitar, sharp gated drums, cold piano hits, sudden silence cuts, ghost harmonies, distant sirens.] [Intro] [low synth pulse, rain on glass, one cold piano note] [Verse 1] [glassy guitar enters, bass low and steady] You breathed like a statue, with the rain on your skin, I stood there looking at you, not sure where to begin. heard you say my name like you always do, and the room went quiet just to make space for you. There was poison in your mouth, there was perfume in your hair, there was something in the mirror that shouldn't have been standing there. I should’ve left then, I should’ve looked away, but the lights went low and the noise began to play. [Pre-Chorus] [drums tighten, synth pulse rises, ghost harmonies creep in] you're the pulse behind my eye, it beats like a heart, pounding and throbbing, you tear my world apart. I can hear what you were saying, I can smell what you are hiding, I don't fear you for the taking, I can feel my soul dividing. [Chorus] [full band hits, gated drums, wide synths, sharp guitar cuts] you're my inner shadow, a vibrant embrace, you're a tragic medicine, wearing my own face. I can't undo you, I can't stand by, I can't move through you, don't ask why. you're my only witness, my only friend, until the stillness, until the end. [Verse 2] [beat pulls back, bass crawls, cold piano marks the downbeat] You keep your truth locked up tight in my chest, it draws me to you, you always know best. Every word you whisper comes back with a stain, every little laugh leaves a mark on my brain. You move like a warning wrapped up in grace, I see the ending all over your face. There’s blood in the hallway, there’s cracks in the glass, there’s a shadow where you’re standing but I let all that pass. [Pre-Chorus] [synths swell, drums sharpen, backing voices answer in whispers] you're the Neon behind my eye, it beats like a heart, pounding and throbbing, you tear my world apart. I can hear what you were saying, I can smell what you are hiding, I don't fear you for the taking, I can feel my soul dividing. [Chorus] [full band returns darker, bass heavier, ghost harmonies wider] you're my inner shadow, a vibrant embrace, you're a beautiful disaster, wearing my own face. I can't undo you, I can't stand by, I can't move through you, don't ask why. you're my only witness, my only friend, until the stillness, until the end. [Bridge] [beat drops to bass pulse, cold piano, and distant sirens] [ghost voices whisper behind the lead] You gave me your silence, I answered our name. You move like a mantis, consuming me within. but now, I walk in your shadow, I wear your need like a vest, your breath has an echo that sounds in my chest. You wear your hunger like perfume and wine, half victim half hunter you are a warning sign. [Build] [drums rise, synths swell, guitar cuts in sharp] One breath for hunger, one breath for shame, One song is sung here when I say our name. One night for secrets, one more for sin, one lie and I keep it, you'll never let me leave. [Final Chorus] [explosive neon-rock climax, huge drums, bright synths, ghost harmonies] you're my inner shadow, a vibrant embrace, you're a tragic machine, wearing my own face. I can't undo you, I can't stand by, I can't move through you, don't ask why. you're my only witness, my only friend, until the stillness, until the end until the end... [Outro] [all instruments fade except synth pulse and rain] you're the shadow behind my eye, it beats like a heart... one red signal... one last light... until the stillness, until the end...