(Intro – delicate acoustic guitar picking, soft hum of an old refrigerator in the background. A faint creak of floorboards. Then — silence.)
🎙️ Roach-E (whispered):
"I made it further than I should’ve.
But not far enough."
[Verse 1 – gently sung, worn voice]
Fell from the vent on my last climb,
Skittered through shadows, out of time.
They sprayed again, I held my breath,
But truth don’t run — it waits for death.
I saw the swarm, I heard their calls,
I watched them vanish through the walls.
And now it’s just the fridge and me,
And this cold tile legacy.
[Chorus – soft harmony, echoey reverb]
Final twitch, last song played,
Shell cracked by the price we paid.
Final twitch, no fight, no scream,
Just the fade of a cockroach dream.
A million legs still marching strong,
But I won’t crawl with them for long.
Final twitch, the quiet kind…
One last flick before I unwind.
[Verse 2 – fingerstyle guitar, softer vocals]
I don’t regret the crumbs I stole,
Or carving warmth from every hole.
They cursed my name, they slammed the book,
But I found life in every nook.
I dodged the boot, I braved the flame,
I wore the spray like warrior’s name.
But even legends find the floor,
And whisper "less" while dreaming "more."
[Bridge – whispered layers, soft feedback]
🎙️ (Roach-E, almost inaudible):
"Tell them… I was fast.
Tell them… I was free."
🎙️ (Ghost-roach chorus, fading):
We remember you… We remember you…
[Final Chorus – fragile, like breath]
Final twitch, soft goodbye,
To the shadows I made mine.
Final twitch, and then I rest,
Roachheart still beating in my chest.
No crown, no light, no grave, no fame,
Just a whisper in the kitchen frame.
Final twitch, and that’s the truth…
The war ends soft… for the brave and the youth.
[Outro – the hum of the fridge fades. One faint tapping sound. Then stillness.]
🎙️ Roach-E (final whisper):
“…I was never alone.”
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