[INTRO – 0:00–0:40 | Instrumental] (Low drums echo through darkness. A rising drone hums. Choirs whisper beneath distorted cello and slow-building percussion.) (Whispered chant:) “There’s no light… where the truth was kept…” “We dig too deep… and we don’t forget…” [VERSE 1] (Drums fade in with heartbeat rhythm, bass drones rumble beneath the melody) Steps through ash where the old world sleeps, Carved in stone, where the silence weeps. Echoes crawl down the broken stair, And the wind hums secrets through the air. Maps in flames, lines all torn, I’ve crossed the graves where the myths are born. If the stars can lie, then so can men, And I’m chasing ghosts through the dark again. [PRE-CHORUS] (Strings tighten tension — toms rising like thunder) The fire calls, the shadows bend, I’ve gone too far to turn again… [CHORUS] (Massive drop — drums explode, vocals layered with echo and choir) (Call:) “Where you goin’?” (Response (chant):) “Beneath the edge of the map…” (Call:) “What you findin’?” (Response:) “Something lookin’ back…” There’s a light that bleeds through the cracks of time, And a voice that whispers, “You were never mine.” [HOOK (repeat x2):] Beneath the edge of the map—where the dark hearts sing, Beneath the edge of the map—I found everything. [INSTRUMENTAL SOLO 1 – 1:50–2:20] (Distorted cello riff over tribal drums. Electric guitar accents mirror thunder. Choir hum builds.) [VERSE 2] (Drums pull back — eerie strings and echo vocals) Blood and dust on the old frontier, Every mile hums a warning near. I found the mark where the sky fell low, And the earth began to glow. Names unspoken, lost to sand, Clawing truth with a trembling hand. Every secret has a price to pay, And I’ve heard the debt will never fade away. [PRE-CHORUS] The fire calls, the shadows bend, I’ve gone too far to turn again… [CHORUS] (Call:) “Where you goin’?” (Response:) “Beneath the edge of the map!” (Call:) “What you findin’?” (Response:) “Something lookin’ back!” The ground shakes low, and the air turns thin, I opened the gate — and it pulled me in. [HOOK (repeat x2):] Beneath the edge of the map—where the lost ones dream, Beneath the edge of the map—nothing’s what it seems. [INSTRUMENTAL SOLO 2 – 3:20–3:55] (Electronic bass pulse blends with deep brass hits and ghostly choir.) (Chant (echoing):) “Dig deep… no sleep…” “The dark remembers what we keep…” [BRIDGE – 3:55–4:30] (Soft, breathy vocal with reverb-heavy pads) Ashes fall like silver rain, All I know is lost again. The deeper I reach, the more I see— The dark inside looks just like me. (Choir hum builds slowly, eerie violins creep in.) [FINAL CHORUS – 4:30–5:00] (Call:) “Where you goin’?” (Response:) “Beneath the edge of the map!” (Call:) “What you findin’?” (Response:) “Something lookin’ back!” The truth is a curse, and the stars all lied, But I’ve come too far to run or hide! [HOOK (repeat x3, each time darker and heavier):] Beneath the edge of the map—where the dark hearts sing, Beneath the edge of the map—I found everything. Beneath the edge of the map… it’s calling me in. [OUTRO – 5:00–5:20 | Instrumental fade] (Faint choir fades, distorted cello drones, low thunder echoes. Final whispered line over static.) (Whisper:) “Beneath the edge… I saw the end.”
