[Intro – industrial synth + mechanical sounds, slow build]
(female whisper)
Welcome to the hive…
Where we teach you how to think.
(scream fades in)
Obedience is the only truth.
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[Verse 1 – screamed vocals / rhythmic staccato guitars]
Lines of silence, rows of chains,
We memorize what kills our brains.
Paper crowns, their holy rules,
A kingdom built for mindless fools.
Echoed prayers of “Yes, I will,”
Feed the system, keep it still.
Every spark they burn to dust,
Every dream corrodes to rust.
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[Pre-Chorus – whisper-clean female vocals, eerie atmosphere]
We are numbers dressed as names,
Taught to fear our inner flames.
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[Chorus – clean female vocals / anthemic]
Welcome to the hive —
Where freedom goes to die.
They teach us how to live,
But not how to survive.
The art will fade, the thought will drown,
They crown us queens, then cut us down.
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[Verse 2 – screams / faster drums, industrial background synths]
Mechanical minds in plastic dreams,
Factory-made philosophy.
One voice speaks, the rest obey,
We march in line, decay by day.
Truth’s a weapon they deny,
Feed us words, then call it “why.”
Uniforms hide hollow hearts,
Controlled from birth — till we depart.
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[Pre-Chorus – whispered female, distorted vocoder effect]
Think in silence, speak in code,
Kill the spark before it grows.
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[Chorus – full power / scream layering + huge clean hook]
Welcome to the hive —
Where freedom goes to die.
They teach us how to live,
But not how to survive.
The art will fade, the thought will drown,
They crown us queens, then cut us down.
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[Bridge – soft interlude / clean vocals + piano + low synth hum]
(female voice)
The blackboard writes in crimson tones,
A sermon carved in flesh and bone.
They said, “Your mind is ours to keep,”
But gods don’t sleep — no, gods don’t sleep.
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[Breakdown – screams + heavy chug riff / mechanical percussion]
Wake up — this is the doctrine!
Blind eyes — they built your coffin!
Raise your voice or fade away —
You were born to disobey!
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[Final Chorus – both vocals / orchestral synth + guitars + choir backing]
Welcome to the hive —
Where freedom goes to die.
They teach us how to live,
But not how to survive.
The art will fade, the thought will drown,
They crown us kings, then tear us down.
(female whisper over the final note)
We’re not free…
We’re just trained.
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