Between Silence and the Call

Verse 1
The forest breathes in measured time,
No sound too sharp, no step out of line.
Every shadow knows its place,
Order carved into the space.

I stand where borders learn to bend,
Where questions die before they end.
My heartbeat steady, cold, controlled,
An alpha shaped by laws of old.

Pre-Chorus
No doubt, no fear,
That was the rule.
But something stirs
I never knew.

Chorus
’Cause silence is not the end,
It’s just a pause in between,
A borrowed breath where
Nothing is what it seems.
I hold the line, I carry the law,
But the quiet breaks
The moment you cross.

Verse 2
A stranger’s scent in familiar ground,
Too warm, too human, too profound.
The forest listens, pulls me near,
As if it’s waited for you here.

You don’t step back, you don’t look away,
No trembling hands, no need to pray.
“I am the warning,” I say low and slow,
But you stay — and the world shifts below.

Pre-Chorus 2
No sound, no fight,
Just gravity.
Something inside
Stops obeying me.

Chorus
’Cause silence is not the end,
It’s just a space that bends,
A fragile order
Tearing at the seams.
I guard the pack, I guard the throne,
But you are the fracture
I won’t make stone.

Bridge
They smell the change, they speak of blame,
Call it weakness, call my name.
They say I hesitate, I’ve lost my sight,
But they don’t hear the war inside.

I draw the line, not out of need,
But because mercy still can bleed.
Protection isn’t gentle or kind,
It’s choosing a side —
And leaving the rest behind.

Chorus (Variation)
Silence is not the end,
It’s the cost of standing still,
When order cracks
Under strength of will.
I won’t choose safety, I won’t choose fear,
I choose the decision —
Even if it’s you I shield, right here.

Outro
The forest quiets,
But not in peace.
It waits.
It watches.
It holds its breath.

And now I know
What silence means:
Not calm —
But the moment
Before everything breaks.

Dark cinematic pop with gothic undertones, slow-burn tension, emotional depth, powerful chorus, atmospheric and dramatic