3. The Shadow Mirror

[Intro] [Sound of rain | lighter click | long silence] [Deepest sub-bass pulse enters | vibrating] [Verse 1] [Whisper | extreme close-mic | ultra-low vocal register] Don’t turn the light on... I like the edge of the room There’s a garden of secrets starting to bloom I’ve been talking to fragments, the parts I forgot Tying the loose ends into a knot Can you hear the static? It’s calling my name The face in the mirror is never the same [Pre-Chorus] [Rising tension | ticking clock | deep heartbeat] Holding my breath... Counting the steps to the floor... I don’t recognize this door anymore. [Chorus] [Drop | heavy distorted sub-bass | minimalist | dark energy] I’m meeting my shadow in the dark Leaving a fire from a single spark Deep... Cold... Beautifully broken, beautifully whole. [Verse 2] [Minimalist pulse | foley: footsteps on gravel | low vocal] Tracing the scars like they’re lines on a map Falling right into the beautiful trap The makeup is off, the mask is on the shelf I’m finally a stranger to my former self There’s a power in drowning when you learn how to dive It’s the only way I feel alive. [Chorus] [Drop | maximum bass impact | sharp metallic percussion] I’m meeting my shadow in the dark Leaving a fire from a single spark Deep... Cold... Beautifully broken, beautifully whole. [Bridge] [Silence | only rain | ghostly reverb] (Whisper: Tell me your secret) (Low voice: I won't tell anyone) [Violent electronic crescendo | glitched deep vocals] I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GHOSTS I MADE! [Chorus] [Final Drop | heavy immersive bass] I’m meeting my shadow in the dark Leaving a fire from a single spark Deep... Cold... [Outro] [Music cuts out | sound of rain] I found the key. [Lighter click | exhale] [End]