Echo Knife

[Verse 1 – Pattern Initiation] Send the signal — Scramble received Send the signal — Scramble received Mark the surface — Erase the feed Mark the surface — Erase the feed Set the pattern — Break the frame Set the pattern — Break the frame Trace the silence — Forget the name Trace the silence — Forget the name [Verse 2 – Echo Routine] Mirror opened — Image flawed Mirror opened — Image flawed Repeat the sequence — Pulse withdrawn Repeat the sequence — Pulse withdrawn Cut the static — Sound returns Cut the static — Sound returns Hold the shape — Let it burn Hold the shape — Let it burn [Bridge – Moment of Clarity] Tried to speak — but nothing held The shape was clean — then cracked and fell No hands to blame — no voice to guide Just a sound — from deep inside Thought it truth — called it art Watched it echo — tear apart What was shown — was not the core Just the wound — repeating more [Verse 3 – Collapse Cycle] Trigger echo — Echo fails Trigger echo — Echo fails Voice recorded — Meaning trails Voice recorded — Meaning trails Knife embedded — Loop decays Knife embedded — Loop decays [Outro – System Drain] Start the echo — End the knife Start the echo — End the knife Start — End Start — End