[INTRO – DISTORTED GUITAR RIFF WITH HEAVY OVERDRIVE, QUICK TEMPO. DRUMS BUILD IN WITH TOMS. VOCALS START GRITTY, CLOSE-MIC'D.] [VERSE 1] Mirror on the wall, got a thousand-dollar grin Built a throne on likes and lies, but it's paper-thin Preach your truth from a plastic crown But when the lights go out, it all comes crashing down [GUITAR DOUBLES WITH BASS, DRUMS COME IN HEAVY ON SNARE, KEEP VOCALS GRITTY. ADD SUBTLE BACKGROUND VOCALS LOW IN MIX.] [VERSE 2] You flex your fame, your name in gold You sold your soul just to feel in control But kingdoms built on sand don’t last When the waves come in, you’re sinking fast [PRE-CHORUS – DROP TO A SINGLE CLEAN ELECTRIC GUITAR WITH DELAY. DRUM BEAT DROPS TO HALF-TIME.] [PRE-CHORUS] High above the world, you swore you'd never fall But pride makes you deaf to every warning call [CHORUS – FULL BAND CRASHES IN. DISTORTED GUITARS, CRASH CYMBALS, LAYERED VOCALS. RAW, EMOTIONALLY INTENSE.] [CHORUS] You can’t climb higher on broken bones You can’t rule fire from a glass-built throne You stood so tall, now you're on your knees The fall of the proud brings kings to plea [POST-CHORUS – INSTRUMENTAL RIFF, LEAD GUITAR WAILS ON HIGH BEND. SCREAMING HARMONY IN BACKGROUND.] [GUITAR RIFF - WAH-WAH LEAD BENDS LIKE A WAILING CRY OVER RHYTHMIC CHUGGING POWER CHORDS] [VERSE 3 – PULL BACK SLIGHTLY, KEEP A GRITTY EDGE. BRING BACK A SWAGGER RHYTHM.] [VERSE 3] You mocked the weak, raised fists to the sky Told the truth to take a seat while you lived your lie But when ego breaks, it screams real loud Your tower cracks when you're too damn proud [PRE-CHORUS – ADD HARMONY VOCALS. EMPHASIZE THE DESCENT.] [PRE-CHORUS] You can’t outrun what your hands have made The shadows grow beneath the game you played [CHORUS – EVEN STRONGER. HARMONIES LAYERED. BACKUP VOCALS ADD SHOUTING “FALL! FALL!” WITH EACH LINE.] [CHORUS] You can’t climb higher on broken bones You can’t rule fire from a glass-built throne You stood so tall, now you're on your knees The fall of the proud brings kings to plea [BRIDGE – DROP TO ACOUSTIC GUITAR OR CLEAN ELECTRIC WITH REVERB. DRUMS FADE TO A HEARTBEAT RHYTHM. RAW VOCALS, ALMOST WHISPERED.] [BRIDGE] You were never the god you claimed to be Just a child afraid of humility But grace, it waits where the proud let go Where ashes fall, new mercy grows [BUILD UP – DRUMS RETURN, STEADY AND TRIBAL. BASS SWELLS. VOCALS GROW FROM SOFT TO FIERCE.] [BUILD-UP] Break the crown, let the silence speak Only the low will find the peace they seek [FINAL CHORUS – MASSIVE, TRIUMPHANT. FULL BAND. CHOIR-STYLE BACKING VOCALS OR GANG VOCALS. EMOTIONAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE.] [CHORUS] You can’t climb higher on broken bones You can’t rule fire from a glass-built throne You stood so tall, now you're on your knees The fall of the proud brings kings to plea Yeah, the fall of the proud sets the captive free [OUTRO – FADE OUT WITH REPEATING GUITAR RIFF, HAUNTING VOCAL ECHO: “BREAK ME DOWN…” / “BREAK ME DOWN…”] [FADE OUT - WITH REVERB AND FEEDBACK. VOCALS ECHO INTO SILENCE. Your tower cracks when you're just too proud [PRE-CHORUS – ADD HARMONY VOCALS. EMPHASIZE THE DESCENT.] [PRE-CHORUS] You can’t outrun what your hands have made The shadows grow beneath the game you played [CHORUS – EVEN STRONGER. HARMONIES LAYERED. BACKUP VOCALS ADD SHOUTING “FALL! FALL!” WITH EACH LINE.] [CHORUS] You can’t climb higher on broken bones You can’t rule fire from a glass-built throne You stood so tall, now you're on your knees The fall of the proud brings kings to plea [BRIDGE – DROP TO ACOUSTIC GUITAR OR CLEAN ELECTRIC WITH REVERB. DRUMS FADE TO A HEARTBEAT RHYTHM. RAW VOCALS, ALMOST WHISPERED.] [BRIDGE] You were never the god you claimed to be Just a child afraid of humility But grace, it waits where the proud let go Where ashes fall, new mercy grows [BUILD UP – DRUMS RETURN, STEADY AND TRIBAL. BASS SWELLS. VOCALS GROW FROM SOFT TO FIERCE.] [BUILD-UP] Break the crown, let the silence speak Only the low will find the peace they seek [FINAL CHORUS – MASSIVE, TRIUMPHANT. FULL BAND. CHOIR-STYLE BACKING VOCALS OR GANG VOCALS. EMOTIONAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE.] [CHORUS] You can’t climb higher on broken bones You can’t rule fire from a glass-built throne You stood so tall, now you're on your knees The fall of the proud brings kings to plea Yeah, the fall of the proud sets the captive free [OUTRO – FADE OUT WITH REPEATING GUITAR RIFF, HAUNTING VOCAL ECHO: “BREAK ME DOWN…” / “BREAK ME DOWN…”] [FADE OUT - WITH REVERB AND FEEDBACK. VOCALS ECHO INTO SILENCE.
