(Verse 1)
(A heavy, analog kick drum beats like a slow heartbeat. A distorted bassline pulses on every quarter note.)
Packed up the boxes, cleared out the shelf
Left with the pieces of my former self
The flat is abandoned, the curtains are drawn
But your ghost is still lingering here in the dawn
I swear I can hear you, a step on the floor
But it’s only the wind blowing open the door
(Pre-Chorus)
(Cold, icy synthesizer plucks pan rapidly from left to right)
I shout out your name just to feel something real
To break through the armor, to force me to feel
But nothing responds in this hollow design
Just the ghost of your promises wrapping round mine
(Chorus)
(The beat slams in with a heavy, industrial mid-tempo electronic groove. Think dark, gritty, driving Rezz or Gesaffelstein synths mixed with a pop vocal melody).
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Hearing the words that you said when you left
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Drowning inside of this emotional theft
Every "I love you" and every "Goodbye"
Bouncing around in the back of my mind
Yeah, it’s a chamber...
And the walls are closing in.
(Verse 2)
(The driving beat continues, but high-frequency hi-hats layer in to increase the tension)
You told me I changed, that I wasn’t the same
But you were the one playing tricks with the blame
Now the silence is heavy, it’s thick like a smoke
I’m choking on words that we never quite spoke
Replaying the tapes of our very last fight
On a loop in the center of every dark night
(Pre-Chorus)
(Synths filter open, becoming brighter and more aggressive)
I shout out your name just to feel something real
To break through the armor, to force me to feel
But nothing responds in this hollow design
Just the ghost of your promises wrapping round mine
(Chorus)
(Full energy. Massive, distorted synth stabs punctuate the downbeats).
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Hearing the words that you said when you left
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Drowning inside of this emotional theft
Every "I love you" and every "Goodbye"
Bouncing around in the back of my mind
Yeah, it’s a chamber...
And the walls are closing in.
(Bridge)
(The drums drop out completely. Only a sweeping white noise effect and a heavily delayed vocal echo remain).
Can anybody hear me? (Hear me)
Or am I just talking to myself? (Myself)
I’m screaming at the bricks!
I’m screaming at the stone!
(Music: A massive acoustic snare drum rolls aggressively, building into a wall of sound)
I’d rather be shattered than hollow and alone!
(Final Chorus)
(The heaviest drop yet. A soaring vocal melody contrasts against a gritty, grinding bassline).
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Hearing the words that you said when you left
Trapped in an echo chamber!
Drowning inside of this emotional theft
Every "I love you" and every "Goodbye"
Bouncing around in the back of my mind
Yeah, it’s a chamber...
And I’m breaking out!
(Outro)
(The industrial groove fades)
Echo... echo... chamber.
I’m breaking out
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