Prompt / Lyrics
Intro (whispered / building tension) You feel it… don’t you? The weight before the fall. Two roads. One choice. Verse 1 Standing in the wreckage of a life you designed Truth in one hand, the lie in your mind Every shadow whispering “turn away” But the fire in your chest says “choose today” No one’s coming to carry your load No angel waiting at the end of the road Just the echo of the steps you take And the storm every choice can make Pre-Chorus Two voices tearing through your skull tonight One says run… one says fight Chorus Pick up your cross — or leave it in the dirt Face who you are or bury the hurt Miss one step and the lie gets fed Stand your ground or walk half-dead Duality screaming deep in your head The truth you live or the lies you spread Every choice is a blade you hold And every path demands your soul Verse 2 The mirror cracks when you look inside One man stands and one man hides One wants peace, one wants control One wants truth, one wants the throne Reality’s heavier than chains of steel But running away won’t change what’s real You can bend your spine to escape the pain Or stand up straight in the pouring rain Pre-Chorus Two roads burning under your feet Comfort or the truth you meet Chorus Pick up your cross — or leave it in the dirt Face who you are or bury the hurt Miss one step and the lie gets fed Stand your ground or walk half-dead Duality screaming deep in your head The truth you live or the lies you spread Every choice is a blade you hold And every path demands your soul Bridge (slow, building) This is the moment This is the line This is the fracture Inside your mind Will you carry the weight you made? Or disappear in the lies you trade? Breakdown (aggressive) CHOOSE! The man you are — or the mask you wear CHOOSE! The spine of iron — or the life of fear CHOOSE! The cross you bear — or the lie you sell Either way… You live with the hell Final Chorus Pick up your cross — let the splinters bite Stand in the truth of the coming fight No one else can decide your fate No one else can carry the weight Duality raging deep in your chest One path forward — you choose the rest Break or rise but you never outrun The war that begins when the choice is done Outro (quiet / haunting) Two roads… One man… One choice.
Tags
metal, death metal, doom metal
Duration
5:34
Instrumental
No
Created
4/1/2026