Mortal Code

[Intro]
[low vocal register]
You feel that?
Chest shake
Stone floor
Red face
[Verse 1]
You build your throne
Out of rust and smoke
You raise your voice
Like you wrote the code
You stamp your name
On another’s pain
You think that crown
Grows out your veins
[Pre-Chorus]
But your lungs still burn
When the air runs thin
Your hands still shake
When the bass comes in
You’re not above
What you stand on now
You’re in the pit
You just shout too loud
[Chorus]
Don’t pretend to be a god
You are not a god
You are a mortal
Hear the kick
It’s law
My hand is yours too
My hand is yours too
There is no hate
Only respect in the room
[Verse 2]
Your heartbeat syncs
To the steel and flame
Your pupils wide
But we feel the same
You chase control
In the strobe and sweat
But every fall
You will not forget
[Pre-Chorus]
’Cause your blood runs red
Like the rest of us
Your echo breaks
When it hits the dust
You bow your head
When the drop comes through
You’re in the crowd
The crowd holds you
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
Mortal
Mortal
Say it till it sinks in
[shouted]
Mortal
Mortal
We are flesh
Not kings
Hand to hand
Palm to palm
Feel the pulse align
There is only
There is only
Only respect tonight
[crescendo]
[shouted call-and-response]
I say “mortal” — you say “one”
Mortal — one
Mortal — one
I say “mortal” — you say “none”
Mortal — none
Mortal — none
Strip the halo
Keep the drum
We stand equal
Every one
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[low vocal register]
When the lights cut
When the floor goes still
You will walk out
But you’re mortal still
My hand is yours
Your hand is mine
There is no hate
Just a shared spine

Relentless warehouse techno, starting at a restrained 120 BPM then tightening into a 150 BPM sprint. Male vocals, shouted and processed with distortion and delay throws. Sparse, metallic percussion at first; layers of industrial synth stabs and rising risers build section by section. Massive kick at the front of the mix, with glitchy vocal chops in the breaks. Final minute is a punishing peak with call‑and‑response chants and crowd‑ready drops., techno