LIFE FOLLOWS ITS OWN PATHS...

LIFE FOLLOWS ITS OWN PATHS... [Intro: Dark clean guitar, heavy delay, drop D, bass pulse enters at bar 8] [Verse 1: Male - gravelly baritone, close, dry] I stood where the paths break Left to the light, right to the ache I chose the sun through the trees The sun lied through its teeth [Verse 2: Female - gritty mezzo, defiant, same guitar] Every map I made was a circle Every right turn was a thorn I paid in years, I paid in skin For the road I thought I'd worn [Pre-Chorus: Both, alternating lines, bass gets heavier] He: Every choice is a ghost that follows She: Every road takes its toll [Chorus: Full band wall hits, both in unison/harmony - CATHARTIC] LIFE FOLLOWS ITS OWN PATHS THEY BRANCH AND THEY BLEED YOU CHOOSE ONE AND IT CHOOSES YOU BACK TILL YOU'RE DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND YOU PAY — OH YOU PAY A HEAVY PRICE BUT THAT'S LIFE YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH YOUR OWN CHOICES [Bridge: Drop to clean, eerie, female lead then male answers] She: Hold me under just to hold me... He: Let me rot if that will grow me... Both: I was wrong / I know I was wrong / But the wrong road is still mine [Heavy Breakdown: Thick distorted walls, drums open] [Chorus - Final: Louder, defiant, resolution] LIFE FOLLOWS ITS OWN PATHS... BUT I STILL WALK I STILL WALK [End]