Glide Through Pain

[INTRO – SLOW TEMPO, DISTORTED GUITAR DRONE, SOFT RAIN SFX, BUILDING ATMOSPHERE] [FEMALE VOCAL – SOFT, CLEAN SOPRANO, MELANCHOLIC MELODY] the weight of days upon my chest i count the hours never rest the mirror shows a stranger's eyes where silent sorrow never dies [MALE VOCAL – RASPY POWER, GROWLING UNDERTONE] you carry storms you cannot name you feed the ghosts and play their game but heavy is the crown you wear of thorns you grew from dark despair [CHORUS – BOTH VOCALS, HARMONIZING, HEAVY GUITAR RIFFS] we are the ones who glide through pain who dance in fire, walk through rain the rules unwritten guide our way through endless night into the day we bend but never break the line this heavy heart will still be mine [VERSE 2 – FEMALE VOCAL] the phone glows blue at midnight's call but morning answers not the fall i write the words and let them sleep the promises i'll never keep [VERSE 2 – MALE VOCAL] the chase is long but i'm not fast i let them go, i hold the past two chances given, never three the pattern shows what eyes can't see [CHORUS – BOTH VOCALS, FULL POWER] we are the ones who glide through pain who dance in fire, walk through rain the rules unwritten guide our way through endless night into the day we bend but never break the line this heavy heart will still be mine [DROP/BREAKDOWN – SLOW, CRUSHING RIFF, HALF-TIME DRUMS, VOCALS TRADE SHORT LINES] [FEMALE – WHISPERED/SOFT] breathe slower speak later move first think after [MALE – GROWLED/SHOUTED] no midnight no chasing no grudges no wasting [BOTH – CHANTED TOGETHER] the weight remains the grip gets stronger [INTERLUDE – CLEAN GUITAR ARPEGGIOS, ATMOSPHERIC SYNTH PADS, BUILDING TENSION] [BRIDGE – BOTH VOCALS, EMOTIONAL, RISING INTENSITY] [FEMALE] the saturdays are running thin the sand falls through the glass within [MALE] but i will not go quietly i'll face the end defiantly [BOTH] memento mori, keep it close the final breath, the fading rose [GUITAR SOLO – MELODIC YET HEAVY, SINGING TONE WITH WIDE VIBRATO, EMOTIONAL CLIMAX, SLOW BEND LICKS OVER HEAVY RHYTHM SECTION] [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH VOCALS, FULL ARRANGEMENT, KEY CHANGE UP] we are the ones who glide through pain who dance in fire, walk through rain the rules unwritten guide our way through endless night into the day we bend but never break the line this heavy heart will still be mine [OUTRO – SLOWING TEMPO, FADING GUITARS, SOFT VOCALS] [FEMALE – WHISPERED] same storms [MALE – SOFT GROWL] better sailor [BOTH – BARELY AUDIBLE] the weight didn't change your grip did [END – SUSTAINED FEEDBACK NOTE, RAIN SOUNDS FADE OUT]