Qualm

​[Intro]
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​[Verse 1]
​The air turned thin and sharp,
A little splinter under the skin.
The neon bleeds,
Into the slick, grey pavement.
My hands are cold now,
But the fire’s still burning inside,
A frantic, tiny flicker.
Yeah, it’s always inside.
​[Pre-Chorus]
​Then the ceiling drops again,
Just a quick, dark hammer,
A thought I couldn't hold.
It cracks the lens.
And everything’s too close.
​[Chorus]
​Fade out the light!
The mirror's shaking,
And the pavement's breathing back at me.
Just let it go!
I can't slow the spinning,
It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.
It happens too fast.
Did it happen at all?
​[Verse 2]
​The silence is loud.
A dead chatter behind the teeth.
I counted backward,
From nine down to nowhere.
And the clock is melting,
The hours are just shadows of smoke,
Held in a brittle jar.
Yeah, it all dissolves.
​[Pre-Chorus]
​Then the floor just opens wide,
Just a quick, cold rush of doubt,
A lie I couldn't break.
It cracks the lens.
And everything's too far.
​[Chorus]
​Fade out the light!
The mirror's shaking,
And the pavement's breathing back at me.
Just let it go!
I can't slow the spinning,
It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.
It happens too fast.
Did it happen at all?
​[Bridge:]
**[Vocal style: Deep, close-mic'd monotone, almost spoken-word, cold and detached.]**
I just needed a minute to feel the floor.
The floor is gone.
It came in an instant.
A cold wash over the wires.
Did you see it pass?
No. No one ever sees.
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​[Outro Chorus]
​Fade out the light!
The mirror's shaking,
And the pavement's breathing back at me.
Just let it go!
I can't slow the spinning,
It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.
It happens too fast.
Did it happen at all?

Nu-metal, ambient djent, dark shoegaze, distorted ambient male vocals, slow verses breaking into a crescendo chorus