[Intro – Faint ticking, slow heartbeat bass in 7/8, guitar slowly building static tension] It’s not a scream… It’s the breath before it. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Tightly spoken over minimal rhythm] I bit my tongue Until it learned To taste the blood And never burn I clenched my fists Until they shook Now every twitch Becomes a hook ⸻ [Bridge – Guitar pulse rises, tension builds, but doesn’t release] I count the cracks I track the strain Each silent moment Feels like flame ⸻ [Chorus – First eruption, controlled aggression] THRESHOLD PULSE — PRESSURE SINGS I’M JUST ONE THOUGHT FROM SHEDDING SKIN ONE MORE WORD, ONE MORE BREATH I’LL SLIP THE TETHER, DANCE WITH DEATH [Chorus – First eruption, controlled aggression] THRESHOLD PULSE — PRESSURE SINGS I’M JUST ONE THOUGHT FROM SHEDDING SKIN ONE MORE WORD, ONE MORE BREATH I’LL SLIP THE TETHER, DANCE WITH DEATH [Verse 2 – Spoken more urgently, as if talking to oneself] This is the part Where choices bend Where “hold it in” Becomes “pretend” The voice that’s mine Now leans too loud It feeds on calm And wears a shroud ⸻ [Bridge 2 – Drums shift patterns, guitar harmonics shimmer] I almost left But stayed instead Now every peace Just echoes red ⸻ [Chorus 2 – More forceful, layered vocals, dissonance grows] THRESHOLD PULSE — FRACTURED BREATH YOU THOUGHT I SLEPT… I LEARNED REGRET DON’T TOUCH THE COIL, DON’T STIR THE SPINE I’M HOLLOWED OUT — I’M PAST THE LINE ⸻ [Instrumental – Complex groove in 11/8. Guitar bends unnaturally. Drum fills erupt like seismic spikes. Background samples of whispering thoughts overlapping.] [Bridge 3] I held the weight Until it moved Now it holds me And I approve Not a breakdown Not escape Just the shape I had to take ⸻ [Final Chorus – massive vocals, primal] THRESHOLD PULSE — I’VE LET GO NO NEED TO SHOUT, YOU’LL KNOW THE BLOW IT’S NOT REVENGE — IT’S JUST RELEASE THE FINAL SLIP… INTO MY PEACE ⸻ [Outro]
