Echoes of Sleep

(Intro - Soft, clean guitar arpeggio with a haunting echo effect)

(Verse 1)

The shadows crawl across the wall

Another night, I hear them call

A melody of wasted breath

Whispering promises of death

This hollow shell, it starts to break

For solace that I cannot take

Another dream, a fractured lie

Beneath a never-ending sky

(Pre-Chorus)

Close your eyes, don't make a sound

The world keeps spinning, underground

Lost in the static, lost in the fear

Is there anyone still out there? Hear...

(Chorus - Heavy guitars and drums enter with layered vocals)

Echoes of sleep, a lullaby of pain

Washing over me again and again

This broken heart, a silent scream

Lost in the fragments of a fading dream

Echoes of sleep, a haunting refrain

Dragging me under, driving me insane

Can't break away, can't find release

Trapped in the silence, begging for peace

(Verse 2)

The memories flicker, burn then fade

A twisted comfort, self-made

These silent rooms, they know my name

Whispering secrets, feeding the flame

I build these walls to keep you out

But the darkness finds a way, no doubt

To seep inside, infect my core

And leave me wanting something more

(Pre-Chorus)

Close your eyes, don't make a sound

The world keeps spinning, underground

Lost in the static, lost in the fear

Is there anyone still out there? Hear...

(Chorus - Heavier than before, with more layered vocals and harmonies)

Echoes of sleep, a lullaby of pain

Washing over me again and again

This broken heart, a silent scream

Lost in the fragments of a fading dream

Echoes of sleep, a haunting refrain

Dragging me under, driving me insane

Can't break away, can't find release

Trapped in the silence, begging for peace

(Bridge - Reduced instrumentation, clean guitar with delay, vocals become more vulnerable)

Is there a light beyond the grey?

A reason to keep pushing on today?

This heavy weight, it pulls me down

Lost in this labyrinth, never to be found

(Guitar Solo - Melodic and emotional, building in intensity)

(Chorus - Most intense yet, with screamed vocals mixed in)

Echoes of sleep, a lullaby of pain

Washing over me again and again

This broken heart, a silent scream

Lost in the fragments of a fading dream

Echoes of sleep, a haunting refrain

Dragging me under, driving me insane

Can't break away, can't find release

Trapped in the silence, begging for peace

(Outro - Fades out with the clean guitar arpeggio from the intro, leaving a sense of unease and lingering sadness. The word "Peace" is repeated softly with heavy reverb.)

"Peace...Peace...Peace..."