The Antidote (Rewoven by Zwiebelherz)

[Intro – distant synth pulse, soft clean guitar, low bass drone, slow heartbeat kick] [Verse 1 – warm Wolf vocal, restrained, intimate] Stockholm syndrome From my basement window Watching every version Of myself begin to fold I ignored all the warnings Turned the keys against my own door Built a prison out of silence Then forgot what I was hiding for Every mirror in the hallway Looks less like me than before And I keep feeding all the shadows Just to feel something more [Pre-Chorus – tension rising, drums building] I’m on the brink of the brink Running dry when I bleed And I know when I go They won’t remember me [Chorus – huge soaring chorus, bright but heavy] I need the antidote Something strong enough to pull me back I need the antidote Before I disappear into the black Notice the darkness growing on me Give me catharsis Give me something I can still believe Oh-oh I need the antidote Oh-oh Before I lose what’s left of me [Verse 2 – more intensity, pulsing guitars] Every room is getting smaller Every thought is growing teeth I wear a smile like a bandage But it never covers anything I’m not like you I was never built that way I hold storms beneath my skin And carry them from day to day [Pre-Chorus – bigger, more emotional] I’m on the brink of the brink Running dry when I bleed And I know when I go They won’t remember me [Chorus – biggest section yet] I need the antidote Something strong enough to pull me back I need the antidote Before I disappear into the black Notice the darkness growing on me Give me catharsis Give me something I can still believe Oh-oh I need the antidote Oh-oh Before I lose what’s left of me [Breakdown – instruments fall away, distant piano, Wolf almost whispering] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out I can’t keep holding this together Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Feels like I’m falling forever [Final Chorus – explosive, emotional, huge guitars and drums] I need the antidote Something strong enough to pull me back I need the antidote Before I disappear into the black Notice the darkness growing on me Give me catharsis Give me something I can still believe Oh-oh I need the antidote Oh-oh Before I lose what’s left of me [Outro – fading synths, soft guitar, exhausted Wolf vocal] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Still looking for the antidote