Wrath and Sloth

[Intro: Low drone, ticking rhythm] [Male whisper] Hold it. Hold it in. [Female whisper] Let it wait. [Verse: Male lead] I am Wrath, A spark beneath the skin, A tremor in the silence Before the storm begins. I turn a word to weapon, A glance into a blade, Every slight remembered Is a fortress I have made. I flood your veins with thunder, Narrow every view, Tell you you are righteous In everything you do. [Pre-Chorus: Female tension] Breathing faster, Pulse in red, One more sentence, Something said. [Chorus: Full duet, forceful] Strike like lightning, Burn like flame, You call it justice, We sign our name. Raise every banner, Shatter the calm, You think you fight for order, We tighten your palm. [Verse: Female lead, slower and heavy] I am Sloth, Soft as evening rain, I wrap you in a velvet hush, And call your stillness sane. I blur the edge of urgency, Dull the need to try, Every dream you almost chase Is where I lie. I stretch the hours wider, Turn effort into weight, Tell you there is always Another day to wait. [Pre-Chorus: Male low] Later. After. Not today. [Duet Lift: Contrast energy] Too much effort, Too much strain, Too much fire, Too much pain. [Drop: Dual intensity] We are the swing between extremes, The fury and the freeze, You either break the world apart, Or fall down to your knees. [Bridge: Interwoven lines] [Male] When anger feels like oxygen, You breathe me in with pride. [Female] When comfort feels like safety, You let your will subside. [Male] You say you had to answer. [Female] You say you needed rest. [Together] We build our quiet kingdoms Inside your chest. [Final Chorus: Larger, unified] Strike like lightning, Sleep like stone, You forged our rule In flesh and bone. Burn down bridges, Let them stand, You think you choose your rhythm, We move your hand. [Outro: Slow dissolve] We were not sudden, We were allowed, In every shouted fury, In every silent shroud. [Soft unison] And in the space between reaction and delay, We stay.]