Rotting through the mask

[SCREAM] WORDLESS, RAW, FERAL — 2–3 SECONDS, FULL CHEST, NO WORDS

VERSE 1 (HEAVY, HARSH-LED)

[SCREAM]
SOMETHING’S CRAWLING UNDERNEATH MY SKIN AGAIN, I FEEL IT MOVING
[SCREAM]
LIKE A STRANGER WEARING ME, AND I CAN’T FUCKING PROVE IT
CLEAN] (strained, breathless)
Every mirror shows a face that I don’t recognize
[SCREAM]
PEEL THE MASK, IT’S ROTTING, DRIPPING OUT THE HOLES IN MY EYES

[SCREAM]
I’M POUNDING AT THE WALLS INSIDE MY GODDAMN SKULL
CLEAN] (overlapping under harsh, low)
I swear I used to know who I was — now I’m not sure at all



PRE-CHORUS (TENSION, CLEAN → HARSH BURST)

CLEAN]
This isn’t my voice, this isn’t my face
[CLEAN]
I’m stuck in a body I can’t replace
[SCREAM] (SHORT, SHARP)
GET OUT — GET OUT — GET OUT OF ME

(BAND DROPS FOR HALF-BEAT THEN SLAMS INTO CHORUS)

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CHORUS (EXPLOSIVE, HARSH + CLEAN LAYER)

[SCREAM]
I CAN’T TAKE IT — I CAN’T FUCKING BREATHE IN MY OWN SKIN
[CLEAN] (layered under last word)
I don’t belong in here

[SCREAM]
LET ME OUT — LET ME OUT — I’M CAVING IN
[CLEAN] (echo, frantic)
I’m fading into nowhere

[SCREAM]
TEAR THIS MASK OFF ME BEFORE I BREAK
[CLEAN] (straining, nearly breaking)
I’m losing what I used to be


[SCREAM]
IF THIS IS WHO I AM NOW — I’D RATHER FUCKING SCREAM

(INSTRUMENT HITS, BRIEF TRANSITION — NO CALM)

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VERSE 2 (STILL HEAVY, MORE DESPERATE)

[SCREAM]
CLAWING AT THE LINING OF MY MIND LIKE THERE’S A DOOR
[SCREAM]
BUT EVERY EXIT DISAPPEARS, AND IT BECOMES THE FLOOR
[CLEAN] (shaking, almost crying)
I hear footsteps wearing me like I’m a borrowed suit
[SCREAM]
RIP THE SEAMS, I’M DONE PRETENDING — THIS IMPOSTER IS THE TRUTH

[CLEAN]
If I could shed this skin and leave it on the fucking ground
[SCREAM]
I’D BURN THE MASK THAT KEPT ME SILENT — MAKE THEM HEAR THE SOUND

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PRE-CHORUS 2 (STRAINED CLEAN → HARSH OVERLAP)

[CLEAN]
This isn’t my voice, this isn’t my face
[CLEAN]
I’m trapped in a role I was never meant to play
[SCREAM] (OVERLAP, MORE FERAL THAN FIRST)
GET OUT — GET OUT — GET OUT OF ME

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CHORUS 2 (HEAVIER, FULL-BODY SCREAM DELIVERY)

[SCREAM]
I CAN’T TAKE IT — I CAN’T FUCKING BREATHE IN MY OWN SKIN
[CLEAN] (under)
I don’t belong in here

[SCREAM]
LET ME OUT — LET ME OUT — I’M CAVING IN
[CLEAN] (echo)
I’m fading into nowhere


[SCREAM]
TEAR THIS MASK OFF ME BEFORE I BREAK
[CLEAN]
I’m losing what I used to be

[SCREAM]
IF THIS IS WHO I AM NOW — I’D RATHER FUCKING SCREAM

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BRIDGE (BREAKDOWN — FULL HARSH, ANIMALISTIC)

[SCREAM]
CUT ME OUT OF THIS BODY, I’M NOT WHO I SEE
[SCREAM]
THERE’S A STRANGER LOOKING BACK EVERY TIME I FUCKING BLEED

[SCREAM]
I’M NOT WEARING A MASK — THE MASK IS WEARING ME
[SCREAM]
IF I CAN’T KILL THE LIE — THEN SET IT FREE

(BAND CUTS INSTRUMENTS FOR 1 BEAT)

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FINAL BREAKDOWN / OUTRO (ABRUPT END)

[SCREAM]
GET ME THE FUCK OUT—

—CUT —
(HARD, SUDDEN STOP MID-SCREAM. NO RING-OUT. NO FADE.)

male, metal, Modern Alternative Metal with Controlled Chaos, Screams feel like survival, emotion-driven heavy alt-metal