Rat King

[Intro – close, almost whispered] Don’t move— you’ll tighten it… It holds— when you resist [Verse 1] It started as nothing— just passing through A thread in the dark that brushed against you Then more—without asking they gathered, stayed No clear separation no clean way to name Now every direction returns you back in What once felt like closeness won’t loosen its grip [Pre-Chorus] You can’t tell where you end now or what still belongs Every pull makes it worse somehow every right feels wrong [Chorus] Rat king—bound too tight no clean edge left to divide Rat king—slow collapse every step just pulls it back If one breaks— it drags the rest No release— just shared unrest [Verse 2] No space left between us no air to reset Just tension that hums through everything left We mirror the damage we pass it around Each trying to move but pulling it down [Pre-Chorus 2] There’s no single fault no clear line to cut Just a knot that keeps forming the more that you trust [Final Chorus] (slightly wider, still restrained) Rat king—held in place every turn just shifts the weight Rat king—can’t undo what was never separate to If it ends— it ends as one No escape— from what we’ve become [Outro – fading inward] Don’t pull— don’t try… It tightens— every time…