Rotting through the mask

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

VERSE 1 (HEAVY, HARSH-LED)

SOMETHING’S CRAWLING UNDERNEATH MY SKIN AGAIN, I FEEL IT MOVING

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

PEEL THE MASK, IT’S ROTTING, DRIPPING OUT THE HOLES IN MY EYES

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

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)

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

LET ME OUT — LET ME OUT — I’M CAVING IN

[CLEAN] (echo, frantic)

I’m fading into nowhere

TEAR THIS MASK OFF ME BEFORE I BREAK

[CLEAN] (straining, nearly breaking)

I’m losing what I used to be

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)

CLAWING AT THE LINING OF MY MIND LIKE THERE’S A DOOR

BUT EVERY EXIT DISAPPEARS, AND IT BECOMES THE FLOOR

[CLEAN] (shaking, almost crying)

I hear footsteps wearing me like I’m a borrowed suit

RIP THE SEAMS, I’M DONE PRETENDING — THIS IMPOSTER IS THE TRUTH

If I could shed this skin and leave it on the fucking ground

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)

This isn’t my voice, this isn’t my face

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)

I CAN’T TAKE IT — I CAN’T FUCKING BREATHE IN MY OWN SKIN

[CLEAN] (under)

I don’t belong in here

LET ME OUT — LET ME OUT — I’M CAVING IN

[CLEAN] (echo)

I’m fading into nowhere

TEAR THIS MASK OFF ME BEFORE I BREAK

I’m losing what I used to be

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

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BRIDGE (BREAKDOWN — FULL HARSH, ANIMALISTIC)

CUT ME OUT OF THIS BODY, I’M NOT WHO I SEE

THERE’S A STRANGER LOOKING BACK EVERY TIME I FUCKING BLEED

I’M NOT WEARING A MASK — THE MASK IS WEARING ME

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)

GET ME THE FUCK OUT—

—CUT —

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