[Intro— Soft, staccato piano, cold and distant]
[Verse 1 - Whispered, airy vocal]
The ink is bleeding through the bandages again
A blueprint of the places where the hollow parts begin
I’m carving out a cathedral in the marrow of my bones
To house the quiet wreckage and the heavy, unsaid tones
The light above the surface is a liar and a thief
So I’m trading in my oxygen for a permanent relief.
[Verse 2- Slightly more vocal projection, piano becomes more rhythmic]
My pulse is just a ghost now, knocking on the door
A rhythmic, tired tapping on a cold and flooded floor
I’ve become a collection of the things I couldn't save
A self-appointed sentry at the entrance of my grave
And the water tastes like copper, and the dark feels like a hand
Pulling me away from the memory of the land.
[Chorus 1 - Soaring, ethereal, layered vocals]
And I am dissolving into the sediment
A monument of grief, a hollowed-out event
I’m letting go of the rope, I’m letting go of the air
There’s a comfort in the crushing that I couldn’t find elsewhere.
[Musical interlude — Low synth drones swell, drums enter like a slow heartbeat]
[Bridge - Growing intensity, vocals becoming desperate]
The glass is shivering...
The hull is screaming...
I can feel the dark blooming in the back of my throat
I am the anchor, I am the sinking boat.
[Breakdown— Massive, down-tuned 8-string breakdown, atmospheric and heavy]
WASH ME AWAY!
I AM BECOMING THE FLOOR!
[Guttural screams over rhythmic, mechanical chugging]
The pressure is a mercy!
The silence is a god!
FEED ME TO THE ABYSS!
ERASE THE STAIN OF MY NAME!
ERASE!
MY!
NAME!
(Musical interlude— Music cuts to a single, sustained piano note]
[Outro - Breathless, whispered]
I’m just... salt now.
Caught in the current.
No more breathing...
Just the weight.
[Instrumental interlude/outro- somber piano and cello play, crushing bass and guitars mirror the rhythm]
Hhhhh
JUST LET ME BREATHE
AGAIN!
JUST LET ME BREATHE
AGAIN!
JUST LET ME
BREATHEEEEEE
AGAINNNN
Atlantica
