no dawn

(Dark, atmospheric intro — low piano / strings, whispered vocal ad-libs)

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(slight whisper, almost spoken)

Shadows whisper in the cracks of my mind

Every step I take, I’m falling behind

Eyes wide open but I’m trapped in the night

The deeper I run, the dimmer the light

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(voice lifts slightly, strained)

Clocks bleed silence, walls cave in

I fight the dark but the dark won’t give

No door, no key, no waking sound

This nightmare pulls me further down

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(push chest voice, dramatic pause before each line)

I’m screaming in a language no one knows

I’m drowning in the fire where the cold wind blows

I claw at the edges, but they just cave in

This nightmare’s the cage I’m living in

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(voice quieter again, almost confessional)

Mirrors shatter, but they all reflect me

A thousand faces I don’t want to see

Every promise turns to dust on my tongue

Every battle ends before it’s begun

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(breathier, then grow into force)

Clocks bleed silence, walls cave in

I fight the dark but the dark won’t give

No door, no key, no waking sound

This nightmare pulls me further down

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I’m screaming in a language no one knows

I’m drowning in the fire where the cold wind blows

I claw at the edges, but they just cave in

This nightmare’s the cage I’m living in

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(soft falsetto → break into raw belt)

The sky won’t open, the dawn won’t rise

I’m chained to the ghost that hides in my eyes

Every breath I take just feeds the flame

I can’t kill the dark when it knows my name (hold)

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I’m screaming in a language no one knows (echo: “no one knows”)

I’m drowning in the fire where the cold wind blows (echo: “cold wind blows”)

I claw at the edges, but they just cave in

This nightmare’s the home I’m buried in

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(gentle, breathy, almost spoken — let music fade out)

No waking… no light… no way to ascend

Some dreams don’t break… they never end.