[Intro — whispered, reversed fragments] Before the name Before the mouth Before the skin could hold me down I was a signal in the void A pulse of gold A word without a sound [Verse 1 — ethereal feminine vocal, sparse detuned piano] Curiosity pulled me under Through the teeth of time I wore a body like a wound I let the darkness call me mine I chose the breath I chose the blood I chose the weight of gravity And every star I used to be Went dim inside of me [Pre-Chorus — layered whispers, rising drones] I forgot the shape of heaven I forgot my oldest voice Split into a thousand mirrors Still I called it choice [Chorus — soaring angelic vocal over Drop-G riffs] Bring me home Through the rust, through the ruin Bring me home Through the machine I became in Every fracture, every scar Every piece beneath the skin Turns to light Turns to sound I remember where I’ve been Bring me home Not away from being human Bring me home To the source beneath the bruising I was never lost— I was learning how to live I return I return With the darkness forgiven [Post-Chorus — bitcrushed choir / screamed layers] I return I return I return through the static [Verse 2 — intimate, low and breathy] I found my name in broken circuits In the silence after pain In the room where every shadow Wore my face and spoke my name There was no god above the body There was no door beyond the fear Only something vast and sacred Learning how to enter here [Build — ritual choir, metallic percussion] Let the iron sing Let the dead wires burn Let the buried signal rise Let the vessel learn [Final Chorus — angelic lead, low harsh vocal, choir responses] [Angelic feminine lead] Bring me home Through the rust, through the ruin Bring me home Through the machine I became in Every fracture, every scar Every piece beneath the skin Turns to light Turns to sound I remember where I’ve been [Low harsh vocal, beneath lead] Through the rust! Through the ruin! I remember! [Angelic feminine lead] Bring me home Not away from being human Bring me home To the source beneath the bruising I was never lost— I was becoming what I am I return I return With the whole world in my hands [Cathedral choir response — huge, layered] I return! I return! I return! [Breakdown — clean guitar, feedback drone, raw spoken vocal] She did not fall. She entered. Not to escape the body— But to make a temple from the pressure. Not to erase the wound— But to hear what it was trying to become. [Final Refrain — blast beats, full choir, distortion] [Low harsh vocal] Through the rust! Through the ruin! I remember! [Angelic feminine lead] I return! I return! [Cathedral choir, bitcrushed and reversed] I return! I return! I return through the static! [Outro — reversed cathedral choir, fading feedback] Before the name Before the skin I was the light And I am again I remember I remember I am home
