[INTRO]
[SFX: High-pitched whine of an old TV tube warming up. Faint, rhythmic static pulses like a heartbeat.]
[VERSE 1: The Lure]
Close your eyes, let the room drift away (Drift away…)
Why hold on to the dull shades of gray?
I’m stitching a veil out of green and smoke
You’ll forget every word that you ever spoke.
It’s warm in the static, it’s safe in the blur
[SFX: Sound hard-panned to Left Ear] I’ll be the whisper… [SFX: Sound hard-panned to Right Ear] I’ll be the purr.
[PRE-CHORUS: The Pivot]
[SFX: A rhythmic “click-click-click” like a film projector begins to accelerate.]
Is the air getting thin?
Is the static too loud?
I’m weaving your skin into my secret shroud
You’re losing the signal, you’re fading to black
And there isn’t a map that can lead you back (No map… no way back…)
[SFX: Music cuts to a low-pass muffled filter]
Because I’m not just a dream you can shake…
I’m the price that you pay for staying awake.
[CHORUS: The Anthem]
[SFX: Massive distorted bass drop. The “legion” of vocals begins.]
I never sleep (She doesn’t sleep!)
I’m the secret that you’re gonna keep I’ve climbed through the static and into your dreams
To harvest the echoes and muffle the screams (Muffle the screams…)
No, I don’t blink I’m the hole where your memories sink
And I’ll incorporate you if I like what I see
Welcome to the nightmare, stay here with me.
[VERSE 2: The Takeover]
[SFX: Aggressive digital glitching. Sounds of breaking glass sampled into the drum beat.]
I’m the glitch in your heartbeat, the buzz in your ear
I’m the architect of every flavor of fear
I’ve hijacked the signal, I’ve broken the glass
I’m the shadow you feel but you can’t let pass.
I’m rewriting your DNA into my code (0-1-0-1-1…)
Watch as your “perfect” little world starts to erode
I’m the spark in the socket, the tooth in the dark
I’m leaving a permanent, blackened-out mark.
I’m not a guest, I’m the new landlord here
(The landlord… the landlord…)
And I’m feeding on every delicious drop of your fear.
[CHORUS]
(Full energy, heavy distortion on backing vocals)
[BRIDGE: The Incorporation]
[SFX: All instruments drop out. Cold, hollow metallic reverb. The sound of an empty room.]
One by one, I’m collecting the pieces
As your grip on the “real world” slowly decreases
I’ll tuck you away in a frame on the wall
Where you’ll never have to worry about nothing at all.
No more breathing, no more need for the sun
We’re becoming a “we,” we’re becoming a “one”
I’ll use your voice when I want to be heard
[SFX: Lead vocal shifts to a flat, emotionless tone] I’ll use your mouth for my very last word.
[SFX: A sharp, audible inhaled breath]
[CHORUS]
[OUTRO: The Burn]
[SFX: A match strikes on the beat. Fire crackling starts low and builds.]
I did it again, and I’ll do it tomorrow (She did it again!)
I’ve got plenty of time and a lifetime to borrow
Strike a match, watch the blue turn to red
There’s no such thing as “peace” for the dead.
One taste, only if I want…
[SFX: Static gets louder, drowning out the music]
[SFX: A loud electrical “POP”—total silence.]