[Verse 1 — low male vocal, close-mic, restrained, almost spoken] Let us go now You won’t hear Yeah, I swear This time it’s over I turn away I feel it again That pull, that pull Under my skin [drums slowly enter] I know, I know There’s nothing here Still every nerve Wants you near [Pre-Chorus — tension rising, vocal begins to crack] I know… I know… There’s no help for it [Chorus] You wouldn’t hear You wouldn’t know I tell myself Just let it go But if you turned And looked at me— [brief drop] God, I’d lose What’s left of me [full band hits] You wouldn’t love You wouldn’t love [raw, sustained] And I’d still come back I’d still come back [Post-Chorus — hook exposed, distorted guitar swells] [Verse 2] Let’s go seaward Sand and foam I’ve tried to starve this out It only grows Nothing left Nothing to save [voice rising] Still it pulls at me Like a wave [repeating, increasingly obsessive] Still it pulls Still it pulls Still it pulls at me [Instrumental — tone grows darker, low guitars answer it] [Bridge] You wouldn’t hear You wouldn’t know You wouldn’t weep You wouldn’t care [near-whisper] And I’d still reach out [silence] You wouldn’t love [Choir — distant, dark] You wouldn’t love You wouldn’t love [Final Chorus — explosive, huge guitars, hook, cinematic drums, male choir] You wouldn’t hear You wouldn’t know I tell myself JUST LET IT GO But if you turned And looked at me— [voice breaking, almost shouted] God, I’d lose What’s left of me [Lead vocal — increasingly desperate] And I’d still come back Still come back Still come back I’D STILL COME BACK [Outro — only damaged clean guitar + original synth hook] [exhausted, close-mic male vocal] Let us go hence Go hence I turn away… [long pause] …then turn again.
