[Intro: Fast, dry drum beat with locked-in bassline, no effects] [Verse] Cold floor, eyes wide open Counting seconds I can’t see Every breath is getting closer Something swinging over me Stone walls sweating shadows Time is scratching up my spine I can hear it cutting silence Every inch is measured time [Chorus] It keeps swinging, it keeps swinging Getting lower every night You can pray but you can’t stop it When the clock decides your life Yeah, it’s swinging, it’s swinging Feel it breathing when you lie If this ends then let it finish I’m not ready, but it’s time [Verse] Lost the pit but found the rhythm Of the blade above my chest Heartbeat turning into metronome Putting fear to the test Every thought becomes a picture Of the moment I will break Trying not to think about it Trying not to feel it shake [Chorus] It keeps swinging, it keeps swinging Getting lower every night You can scream but there’s no ceiling There’s no god inside this light Yeah, it’s swinging, it’s swinging Cutting closer when I breathe I don’t know what waits below me But it’s watching me [Bridge: Instruments strip back slightly, bass more exposed] If I move, I lose the measure If I wait, I lose my nerve Funny how survival teaches What you think you don’t deserve [Instrumental tension: Drums re-enter harder, guitars stab in sync] [Chorus] It keeps swinging, it keeps swinging I can feel it in my teeth Every second is a question Every answer underneath Yeah, it’s swinging, it’s swinging Say a prayer you don’t believe If I make it out this moment I won’t waste another beat [Outro: Groove continues relentlessly, no slowdown] Still swinging Still swinging
