[Instrumental Intro] [Heavy syncopated guitar riff] [Explosive Drums] [Keyboard unison run] [Verse 1] (Rhythmic, punchy vocals, lower register) You lock the door and kill the light A thousand shadows own the night I hear the whispers in your head Repeating words that no one said The walls are closing in on you And I don't know what left to do You built a fortress out of pain And left me standing in the rain! [Pre-Chorus] (Melodic buildup, keyboards enter, building tension) I scream your name into the void To save the things you have destroyed Don't shut me out! Don't shut me out! [Chorus] (Big, open, soaring vocals. Anthemic and desperate) I'm standing on the edge with you! Tell me what I'm supposed to do! I'm holding on to the final thread Before the silence strikes us dead Don't let go... I'm begging you to stay! [Interlude] [Technical Unison Solo] [Guitar and Keyboard trading fast arpeggios] [Verse 2] (Driving bass line, aggressive tone) The ghosts are tearing at your skin You opened up and let them in I tried to be your solid ground But you are determined to drown Is this the way it has to end? With nothing left for us to mend? [Chorus] (Repeat the anthem, very high energy) I'm standing on the edge with you! Tell me what I'm supposed to do! I'm holding on to the final thread Before the silence strikes us dead Don't let go... I'm begging you to stay! [Bridge] [Tempo Change - Slower and Heavier] [Heavy Breakdown] (Aggressive, gritty vocals) TEAR IT DOWN! Break the silence! Stop the violence in your mind! Leave the wreckage far behind! (Sustain scream) [Guitar Solo] [Fast, Shredding, High Gain, Petrucci Style] [False Ending] [Music stops abruptly] [Silence] [Outro] [Fade in slowly] [Clean, delayed guitar melody - Gilmour/Petrucci style] [Soft, emotional vocals] (Gentle and pleading) I'm still here... I'm still here... Don't leave me at the end... (Fade out into ether)
