the national anthem of silence

Dark atmospheric alternative rock, paranoid melancholic alienation, sparse distorted guitars heavy reverb delay tremolo, subtle melodic bass, processed sampled drums muffled crunchy delay, Mellotron choir pads strings, glockenspiel eerie twinkles, ambient synth drones glitchy tape effects reversed city noise, fragile anxious male falsetto vocals, layered breathy whispers, slow claustrophobic build, suffocating silence contrasts with distant urban hum

V5.5

--- [intro] [verse 1] the streets are screaming through the glass a thousand mouths moving without sound I stand in the middle of the crowd but the air tastes like static, cold and round sirens wail in perfect harmony yet inside my skull, nothing at all just the echo of a song no one recalls it’s quiet here it’s quiet here it’s quiet here forevermore [pre chorus] the anthem plays on every screen but the lyrics have been erased clean [chorus] sing with me the national anthem of silence raise your voice in the void, no resistance all the noise is just a mask for the quiet the quiet that lives inside, the quiet that riots sing it louder sing it louder sing it louder till the silence wins [verse 2] conversations bounce off my skin words land and dissolve like rain on tin I nod, I smile, I play the part but the script is written in invisible ink the city pulses, the lights flicker bright yet my chest is a concert hall with no light no conductor, no orchestra, just night it’s quiet here it’s quiet here it’s quiet here deeper than before [pre chorus] the anthem loops on every tongue but the melody has come undone [chorus] sing with me the national anthem of silence raise your empty hands in defiance all the noise was borrowed, never mine the quiet claims the throne every time sing it louder sing it louder sing it louder till the silence wins [bridge] I open my mouth to scream your name but the air refuses to carry the flame the anthem ends where it began in the hush between one breath and the next one [outro] it’s quiet here… it’s quiet here… it’s quiet here… sing it louder… till the silence wins… till the silence wins… ---

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