Velvet Casket

​[Intro- Deep, oscillating bass synth swells, sounding like a slow heartbeat. Sudden explosion of sound—downtuned guitars chugging a slow, heavy rhythm while a lead guitar screams a dissonant melody overhead.]

​[Verse 1- Music drops to just bass and a trap-influenced drum beat. Vocals are breathy, almost whispered.]
I painted the windows black today
Just to keep the sun away
The light burns brighter than it used to do
Exposing all the cracks I hide from you
[Guitars slide back in with a low growl]
I’m comfortable here in the silence
Where the quiet feels like violence.

​[Pre-Chorus- Building tension. Snare drum rolls increase in speed. Vocals shift to a fry scream.]
Don't reach a hand down into this grave
I AM NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN SAVE!

​[Chorus- Soaring, melodic clean vocals. Open chords, massive wall of sound.]
So bury me in velvet, soft and deep
Where the nightmares handle what I cannot keep
I’m in love with the dark, I’m in love with the end
It’s the only place where I don’t have to pretend
[Post-chorus riff: intricate tapping melody over heavy rhythm]

​[Verse 2- Full band kicks in immediately. Aggressive, driving rhythm.]
Dig the dirt, throw it over my head
I’m alive, but I’m wishing I was...
[Music cuts out for a split second]
...Dead weight.
[Heavy breakdown beat enters]
I’m just dead weight, dragging you down
The king of nothing, wearing a rusted crown.

​[Bridge- Atmospheric interlude. Synthesizers sparkle like broken glass. Clean, soulful ad-libs.]
(Whoa, oh-oh) [Echoing in the background]
It’s so warm down here...
It’s so safe down here...
[Volume rises slowly. Feedback swells.]
Why would I ever leave?
WHY WOULD I EVER LEAVE?!

​[The Breakdown- Tempo slows drastically. The guitars sound sludgy and destructive. Drop A tuning]
[Deep guttural growl]: CLOSE THE LID!
[China cymbal smash on every beat]
NAIL IT SHUT!
[Guitar screech]
I WANT TO ROT IN PEACE!
[Silence for two seconds]
[Complete chaos—blast beats and panic chords]: LET ME ROT!

[Instrumental interlude]


​[Guitar Solo / Final Chorus- A bluesy, emotional guitar solo shreds over the heavy rhythm, transitioning seamlessly into the final chorus.]
So bury me in velvet, soft and deep
Where the nightmares handle what I cannot keep
I’m in love with the dark, I’m in love with the end
[Backing screams layer over the cleans]: (IN LOVE WITH THE END!)
I’m in love with the dark, I’m in love with the end
It’s the only place where I don’t have to pretend
[Post-chorus riff: intricate tapping melody over heavy rhythm]

​[Outro- Heavy chugging fades out, leaving only the ambient synth from the intro.]
Don't wake me up.
[Whispered]: Don't wake me up.

[Instrumental break]

[Instrumental interlude- heavy drop A guitar and bass]​

[Final sub-bass drop fades to silence]

Heavy metalcore, dark atmosphere, soulful, emotional male vocals, aggressive chorus, drop A tuning, brutal breakdown