The Magic Ratio

[Intro: 8-bit Arpeggio loop - slowly joined by heavy, slow drums] [Verse 1: Screamed Vocals - High Energy] Stop looking for the demon in the molecule! It’s not the essence, it’s the magnitude! We seek a binary choice, a simple line But the poison is hidden in the design! The system creates the state of the overload When the intake breaks the processing code! [Pre-Chorus: Gritty/Melodic - Building Tension] It’s not what you take, it’s the weight of the sum The saturation point where the damage is done [Chorus: Clean, Soaring Vocals - Massive & Layered] Sola Dosis Facit Venenum! Nothing is holy, nothing is pure The right amount is the only cure Too little is the hunger, too much is the fire We walk the wire! We walk the wire! Only the dose makes the poison! [Verse 2: Screamed - Fast & Aggressive] Now look at the screen, the cognitive tox! Information anxiety, trapped in the box! One hour is leverage, three hours is debt The dopamine spikes are the trap that is set! A little bit of stress makes the focus ignite But the overdose burns out the light! [Chorus: Clean, Soaring Vocals] Sola Dosis Facit Venenum! Nothing is holy, nothing is pure The right amount is the only cure Too little is the hunger, too much is the fire We walk the wire! We walk the wire! Only the dose makes the poison! [Bridge: Atmospheric - 8-bit Bass & Whispers] (Music drops to a half-time chug, very atmospheric) Five to one... We need the five to the one... The magic ratio to keep us from coming undone... The criticism is the venom in the vein But the affection is the check on the pain... (Screams begin to build) DON'T OVERDOSE ON THE HATE! DON'T UNDERDOSE ON THE LOVE! [Breakdown: Heavy, Dissonant Guitars with Glitchy 8-bit Leads] THE REMEDY BECOMES THE POISON! THE REMEDY! BECOMES! THE POISON! REGULATE! BALANCE! SURVIVE! [Outro: Clean Vocals fading into 8-bit melody] It’s just a state of imbalance. Find the threshold. (8-bit game shutdown sound) [End]