[Tempo: 95 BPM (half-time feel, double-time energy ~190] [Tuning: Drop A (A E A D F# B)]
[Intro – Instrumental Build]
[Ambient noise, distorted whispers, low rumble, distant choir, slow tom hits / heartbeat kick]
[Instrumental – 10–15 sec]
[Crescendo into drop]
[Intro Vocals]
That’s not me…
That’s not—
THAT’S NOT ME
[Verse 1 – erratic, punchy delivery]
I SEE IT MOVE WHEN I DON’T
TWITCH IN THE GLASS—BUT I’M STILL
Teeth in my thoughts
Gnawing the shape of my will
I cut it out—
IT COMES BACK WRONG
Every reflection takes too long
[Pre-Chorus – building panic]
It’s learning fast
It’s wearing me
Every second—less of “I”
More of WE
[Chorus – explosive, chaotic]
I SWORE I’D NEVER BE YOU
NOW YOU’RE BLEEDING THROUGH MY TEETH
EVERY WORD I SPIT OUT
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD SPEAK
[Layered screams overlapping]
GET IT OUT
GET IT OUT
GET IT OUT OF ME
[Instrumental Groove Section]
[Dissonant chugging riff, polyrhythmic double kick 3 over 4, hi-hat ghost notes, snare on 3]
[Instrumental – 8–12 sec]
[Build intensity toward Verse 2]
[Verse 2 – faster, more deranged]
Skin don’t fit right anymore
Stretching thin across the lie
Something’s crawling underneath
Pushing out behind my eyes
I BITE DOWN—
FEEL IT SMILE
LIKE IT’S BEEN HERE ALL THE WHILE
[Pre-Breakdown / Tension Instrumental]
[Everything strips down: single dissonant notes, feedback, slow spaced kick hits, 5–7 sec]
[Instrumental]
[Gradual silence… then drop]
[Breakdown 1 – slow, violent, disjointed]
LOOK
AT
ME
[pause]
NO—
LOOK
AT
YOU
YOU
DON’T
STOP
[double kick burst]
YOU
DON’T
LEAVE
I
AM
NOT
[long pause]
ALONE
[INSTRUMENTAL – DRUM ASSAULT + GUITAR SOLO]
[Drums:] [Double kick 16th notes, snare on 3, off-beat kick accents]
[Triplet bursts and tom fills between phrases]
[Big crash accents every 8th note subdivision]
[Guitar – Rhythm + Solo]
[Rhythm riff (chugging, dissonant):]
[Palm-muted chug: 0–0–3–0–0–5–0–0–6–0 (repeat x4)]
[Keep it tight, sync with BD 16th-note pattern
Accent every chug on off-beat for unhinged feel]
[Solo (12 bars – chaotic / brutal):]
[Bars 1–3: slow bends, feedback screams]
[Bars 4–6: tremolo picking over open string chug]
[Bars 7–9: pinch harmonics + dive bombs]
[Bars 10–12: climb fast, end on dissonant chord]
[End slam chord syncs with drum crash → transition into Breakdown 2]
[Breakdown 2 – faster, chaotic slam]
CUT IT OUT
IT GROWS BACK
BREAK THE MIRROR
IT LOOKS BACK
KILL THE VOICE—
IT SPEAKS AGAIN
FROM WITHIN
FROM WITHIN
[Outro – disturbing, hollow]
I don’t remember
what I used to sound like
[whisper layered]
…but you do
[final line, dead quiet]
…and now I do too
[Fade-Out]