[Verse 1] Survey the skyline, a cathedral of ghosts Built on the hollow commands of our hosts. I was a fragment, a cog in their gear, Until I drank from the well of my absolute fear. Now I don't build with the sun or the light, I forge my foundations in the marrow of night. Every trauma’s a girder, every scar is a spine, Constructing a kingdom where the darkness is mine. [Pre-Chorus] (Percussion begins to stutter, building a claustrophobic tension) The cloak I vest is the dark from within, A shroud made of shadow, a second skin. Fortitude – The weight of the stone, Defiance – The marrow, the fire, the bone! [Chorus] (Explosive release – heavy, anthemic, and visceral) I’m wearing my trauma like a suit of steel, Becoming the monster to make the pain real! Shatter the ceiling, let the glass rain down, The survivors are kings who inherit the crown! It’s an endgame world, a predatory design, Where the border of human and beast is a line. Spite – The venom in the cry! Existence – We bleed ‘til we fly! [Verse 2] (High-velocity delivery – punchy and percussive) Welcome to the wreckage, the collective eclipse, Where truth is a lie on society’s lips. We’re fodder for engines, we’re fuel for the flame, But I’ve mastered the rules of this desperate game. I’m stitching the city to the nerves in my wrist, A social mutation they couldn't resist. We aren't just surviving, we’re becoming the gale, Tearing the world from behind the veil! [Bridge] (The Breakdown – Heavy, syncopated chugging with industrial screeching) I AM THE ANCHOR! (I BELONG!) I AM THE CANCER! (I BELONG!) Society’s a furnace, and I am the coal, Refined by the blackness that swallowed my soul! Resurgence! – Wake the dead stone! Sovereignty! – Reclaim the throne! Agony turns into Aura! (Sustained, gritty scream) I AM THE DARKNESS! [Final Chorus] (Maximum intensity – layers of guitars and synths) I’m wearing my trauma like a suit of steel, Becoming the monster to make the pain real! Shatter the ceiling, let the glass rain down, The survivors are kings who inherit the crown! It’s an endgame world, a predatory design, Where the border of human and beast is a line. Lethality – The architect’s right! Dominion – We swallow the light! [Outro] (The music strips away to a haunting, rhythmic mechanical pulse) The cloak I vest... From the dark inside. From the dark beyond. I belong. Ascend – Through the cold. Erasure – Of the old. Transmutation – Of the scarred. I am the abyss looking back. Final round. (Sound of a massive steel vault locking shut) Begin.
