#6 The Ceiling is Breathing (The Panic)

dark synthwave, breakcore, electronic chaotic/industrial (with hyperpop-style vocal intensity)

[Intro]
(Total silence, then a sudden, jarring loud synth screech that drops into a frantic, incredibly fast breakcore drum beat)
(Hyperventilating breathing)

[Female]
[Verse 1]
It hits me out of nowhere on a Tuesday night
My chest goes tight, I lose my sight
A sudden wave of terror rushing through my blood
The room is filling up with an invisible flood
My heart is a techno beat, racing out of bounds
I’m hyperventilating to the terrifying sounds

[Verse 2]
The ceiling is breathing, the walls start to lean
This is the worst horror movie that I’ve ever seen
A jump scare of reality, a glitch in the air
I look at my hands but they’re not really there
Am I having a stroke? Am I going to die?
There’s no one around to hear me cry

[Pre-Chorus]
(The tempo escalates even further, synths become discordant and chaotic)
The air is like concrete, I can't pull it in
The spiders of panic are under my skin!
A sudden loud noise makes me jump out of my frame
I'm losing my mind and I'm losing the game!

[Chorus]
(The beat crashes heavily with distorted digital glitches)
(The ceiling is breathing! The floor is a trap!)
My whole nervous system is about to snap!
(A sudden shock! A terror supreme!)
Locked in a body that’s starting to scream!
Make it stop! (Make it stop!) Turn off the sound!
I’m spinning around and I can't find the ground!

[Verse 3]
The shadows are reaching, they’re touching my skin
The panic is a cage that I’m locked within
Every ticking clock sounds like a ticking bomb
There is no safe place, there is no calm
I try to count backwards from a hundred to one
But the chemical monster has already won

[Verse 4]
My vision is tunneling, the lights go dim
I’m drowning in a pool where I don't know how to swim
It’s a false alarm, but it feels so real
I hate the numbing terror that I have to feel
I am paralyzed, shivering on the rug
Desperately waiting for the universe to unplug

[Bridge]
(The chaotic drums stop instantly. Loud, amplified sound of a heart beating frantically: Thump-thump, thump-thump. Vocals are a jagged whisper)
Can you hear it...? (My heart)
It's going to burst... (Apart)
The room is spinning... the air is gone...
I won't make it... to the dawn...
(A sudden, massive electronic explosion / bass drop)
Go!

[Chorus]
(Full frantic breakcore beat returns with absolute chaos)
(The ceiling is breathing! The floor is a trap!)
My whole nervous system is about to snap!
(A sudden shock! A terror supreme!)
Locked in a body that’s starting to scream!
Make it stop! (Make it stop!) Turn off the sound!
I’m spinning around and I can't find the ground!

[Outro]
(The music cuts off completely on a single beat)
(Sound: A long, deep, shaky exhalation)
(Whispered)
It’s passing... but I’m so tired. I can’t fight this alone anymore.
(Faint, echoing tone fades out)

[End]

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[Intro] (Total silence, then a sudden, jarring loud synth screech that drops into a frantic, incredibly fast breakcore drum beat) (Hyperventilating breathing) [Female] [Verse 1] It hits me out of nowhere on a Tuesday night My chest goes tight, I lose my sight A sudden wave of terror rushing through my blood The room is filling up with an invisible flood My heart is a techno beat, racing out of bounds I’m hyperventilating to the terrifying sounds [Verse 2] The ceiling is breathing, the walls start to lean This is the worst horror movie that I’ve ever seen A jump scare of reality, a glitch in the air I look at my hands but they’re not really there Am I having a stroke? Am I going to die? There’s no one around to hear me cry [Pre-Chorus] (The tempo escalates even further, synths become discordant and chaotic) The air is like concrete, I can't pull it in The spiders of panic are under my skin! A sudden loud noise makes me jump out of my frame I'm losing my mind and I'm losing the game! [Chorus] (The beat crashes heavily with distorted digital glitches) (The ceiling is breathing! The floor is a trap!) My whole nervous system is about to snap! (A sudden shock! A terror supreme!) Locked in a body that’s starting to scream! Make it stop! (Make it stop!) Turn off the sound! I’m spinning around and I can't find the ground! [Verse 3] The shadows are reaching, they’re touching my skin The panic is a cage that I’m locked within Every ticking clock sounds like a ticking bomb There is no safe place, there is no calm I try to count backwards from a hundred to one But the chemical monster has already won [Verse 4] My vision is tunneling, the lights go dim I’m drowning in a pool where I don't know how to swim It’s a false alarm, but it feels so real I hate the numbing terror that I have to feel I am paralyzed, shivering on the rug Desperately waiting for the universe to unplug [Bridge] (The chaotic drums stop instantly. Loud, amplified sound of a heart beating frantically: Thump-thump, thump-thump. Vocals are a jagged whisper) Can you hear it...? (My heart) It's going to burst... (Apart) The room is spinning... the air is gone... I won't make it... to the dawn... (A sudden, massive electronic explosion / bass drop) Go! [Chorus] (Full frantic breakcore beat returns with absolute chaos) (The ceiling is breathing! The floor is a trap!) My whole nervous system is about to snap! (A sudden shock! A terror supreme!) Locked in a body that’s starting to scream! Make it stop! (Make it stop!) Turn off the sound! I’m spinning around and I can't find the ground! [Outro] (The music cuts off completely on a single beat) (Sound: A long, deep, shaky exhalation) (Whispered) It’s passing... but I’m so tired. I can’t fight this alone anymore. (Faint, echoing tone fades out) [End]

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