[Intro – Low Strings + Footsteps Echoing] Candlelight flickers. Soft applause. A toast is raised. [Voice (smooth):] To unity. Glasses clink. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Calm / Sinister] Smiles polished like silverware Promises whispered in perfumed air Allies seated in velvet chairs While daggers hide beneath their prayers Power shifts with a quiet nod Signed in ink, not spilled in blood But blood will follow — understood When crowns are claimed in shadowed mud You think the throne is taken by might? No. It’s stolen in silence at night. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Whisper Chorus Layer] Trust erodes… Walls have ears… Truth corrodes… Feed the fears… ⸻ [Chorus 1 – Dark Anthem, No Hope] [Clean (low, haunting):] Shake the hands that plan your fall Hear the echo in the hall [Low scream layer:] BETRAYAL [Whisper:] Betrayal… [Clean:] All your allies wear a grin While they carve beneath your skin [Half-growl:] IN THE DARK [Whisper:] Dark… ⸻ [Verse 2 – More Direct / Political Venom] Votes are bought with quiet threats Secrets traded, unpaid debts History bends when power bets On who survives and who forgets You stood tall — naive and proud Trusted words said clear and loud Now the chamber turns to crowd And loyalty’s not allowed. They don’t need steel. They don’t need flame. Just signatures And shame. ⸻ [Chorus 2 – Heavier Bass Pulse] [Clean:] Raise the banner, wave it high Watch conviction slowly die [Layered whisper-scream:] BETRAYAL [Whisper:] Fall… [Clean:] Every oath was paper thin Every ally let you in [Growl:] TO CUT YOU APART [Whisper:] Apart… ⸻ [Bridge – Trap Metal Drop / Coup Moment] (808 distortion. Heartbeat rhythm.) [Voice 1:] You have our support. [Voice 2 (quietly):] Remove him. (Gavel slams.) Gasps. [Voice 3:] Effective immediately. Beat drops heavier. ⸻ [Final Chorus – Coldest / Slowest] [Strings drag slowly] [Clean (emotionless):] Empty throne and shattered trust Golden crown begins to rust [Deep layered growl:] BETRAYAL [Whisper:] Rust… [Clean:] In the dark where deals are made Loyal hearts are slowly flayed [Final low scream:] NO ONE SAFE [Whisper:] No one… ⸻ [Outro – Single Candle Extinguishes] Blow of air. Darkness. No applause.

BETRAYAL IN THE DARK