Fissures

[Intro – sparse, uneven piano notes with long gaps; low sustained string tension underneath; silence feels unstable]
I can feel the ground shift under me
while everything above stays still

something beneath the surface is moving
quiet… but not at rest

[Verse 1 – piano begins repeating a fragile motif; strings remain thin and held; no full rhythm yet, only subtle pulse]
there are fissures threading through the quiet
thin fractures running through what used to hold

like the surface can’t carry weight the same
and starts to split without a sound

I hear it in the space between breaths
a low pressure pushing upward

not breaking yet
just unable… to stay whole

[Pre-Chorus – introduce soft, restrained percussion pulse; piano becomes slightly more percussive; strings tighten]
the pressure stays underneath
it doesn’t rise all at once

but I can feel it spreading
through places I can’t hold

[Chorus – rhythm becomes defined but controlled; piano sharper; low-end subtle but present; strings add tension stabs]
these are the fissures under me
cutting through everything I kept sealed

not collapse yet
but the shape of it forming anyway

these are the fissures under me
stretching through what used to stay fixed

I can feel the ground starting to open
from the inside

[Verse 2 – maintain rhythm but pull back slightly; piano pattern more fragmented; strings slightly dissonant]
I thought I was steady ground
something that didn’t move unless I let it

but now the lines don’t meet clean anymore
edges shifting out of place

there’s pressure building underneath
and it doesn’t wait for permission

I try to stand through it
like weight can keep it closed

but the fractures don’t respond
they move anyway

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[Pre-Chorus 2 – rhythm tightens; percussion slightly more present; tension increases without release]
the pressure doesn’t hesitate
it moves before I can react

it spreads through everything
I thought I could control

[Chorus – stronger rhythmic drive; piano hits more sharply; low-end pulse more consistent; strings press harder]
these are the fissures under me
turning silence into something unstable

these are the fissures under me
not breaking me yet
but not holding me either

I can feel the pattern forming
and it won’t stop now

[Bridge – rhythm drops back; strings become most prominent, sustained and tense; piano sparse and uneasy]
it’s not sudden
it’s been building the whole time

pressure finding every weak point
until there’s too many to hold

[Final Chorus – fullest arrangement; rhythm steady but not explosive; piano and strings both active; tension peaks]
these are the fissures under me
and I can’t pretend they aren’t there

these are the fissures under me
and I can feel what comes next

the ground isn’t steady anymore
it’s already opening

[Outro – rhythm fades; piano slows and breaks apart; strings thin out, leaving unresolved tension]
I don’t fall yet
…but I can’t stand the same way

Alt indie pop, cinematic tension, classical string accents, fractured piano motifs, restrained rhythmic pressure