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The Altar

V6

[Intro: Absolute silence. A low, vibrating sub-drone fades in. Slow, heavy tribal drums. A soft, arrogant female exhale] [Verse 1: Female Lead. Voice is a raspy, dangerously quiet whisper] You made it to the end. Still breathing. I’m impressed. Did you think you could just walk away? After everything I showed you? [Pre-Chorus: The drum gets heavier. A low, dark male choir begins to hum in the background] Look at the floor. Look at the mess we made. Nigeba wa nai. (There is no escape.) [Chorus: Female Lead with Choir. Heavy distorted bass drops in! Slow, crushing rhythm] Welcome to the altar! (Choir: Ikenie!) Bring me your pride! (Choir: Ikenie!) I want the last drop of your sanity! Burn it all down just to see me smile! [Verse 2: Music drops to just a ticking hi-hat and the low drone. Very intimate female whisper] Shh. Stop shaking. It only hurts if you fight it. Kizuite. (Realize it.) You belong to the dark now. You belong to me. [Cinematic Build-Up: Drums rolling. Guitars swelling like a massive storm. The male choir starts chanting loudly!] (Choir): Zettai ni! Zettai ni! (Female): I can hear your heartbeat fading! (Choir): Zettai ni! Zettai ni! (Female): Give it to me! [Massive Apocalyptic Climax: A colossal wall of heavy alternative rock! Guitars screaming, cymbals crashing, female vocals belting with maximum grit over the chanting choir!] Welcome to the altar! (Choir: Ikenie!) Bring me your pride! (Choir: Ikenie!) I want the last drop of your sanity! Burn it all down just to see me smile! (Choir): Kono doku de! (With this poison!) See me smile! [Outro: The massive wall of sound cuts off abruptly. A single, echoing drum beat fades into pure silence. Two full seconds of nothing. Then, a sharp, close-mic whisper directly in the ear] Good boy. [End]