Bleeding Effigy by Atlantica - Zona

Bleeding Effigy by Atlantica - Zona

Lyrics

[Cinematic interlude opens]

[Intro — soft piano, distant reverb, low heartbeat kick]

I stand still in the garden of years

Roots of dust beneath my feet

Wind carves scriptures in my skin

As I watch your sanity bleed

[Verse 1 — hushed vocals, soft pads, fingerpicked electric]

I was carved with open eyes

Set to witness every fall

You walk storms you never asked for

And I can’t move at all

Cracks along my ancient ribcage

Drip a color never shown

Every fracture tells a story

Of a heart encased in stone

[Pre-Chorus — rising drums, warm bass swell]

And I ache

But the world just calls it weather

Pieces break

But they fall so slow together

[Chorus — powerful, wide, emotional]

I’m a statue in the rain

Watching you outrun your pain

But I can’t lift my hands to save you

Can’t move, just decay through

Every storm, every night

I’m the witness to your fight

Bleeding out between the seams

Stone dissolving into dreams

[Verse 2 — darker tone, pulsing synths, whispered harmonies]

I’ve seen centuries of longing

Frozen breath and broken trust

Watched myself from far above

Turn to marbled grit and dust

You’re the flame I long to shelter

But the wind decides the flame

All I do is stand in silence

While the world forgets my name

[Pre-Chorus — more intense build]

And I break

But the cracks just open wider

When you fade

I can feel the world grow quieter

[Chorus — heavier, larger, more distorted]

I’m a statue in the rain

Watching you outrun your pain

And my voice won’t leave my chest

Just an echo in the stress

Every bruise, every fire

Feeds the stone that won’t expire

Still I bleed between the seams

Weathered down by broken dreams

[Bridge — soft then explosive]

[Soft: piano + airy vocals]

If I could move, I’d hold you up

If I could bend, I’d pull you close

[Explosive: full band, crushing drums]

But I’m anchored, rusted, trapped in place

Cracking underneath the weight

Screaming soundlessly for grace

[Breakdown — low tuned guitars, synth growl, slow impact drums]

[Screamed]

Stone breaks

Slow quake

Dust lifts

I ache

Can’t save

Can’t take

This fate

I break

[Outro — haunting, fading into reverb]

Still I stand here, carved and hollow

Watching you, watching tomorrow

Bleeding through these seams of grey

Piece by piece, I weather away

[Music swells, hopeful yet somber]

[Soft cries in the background]

[Musical interlude plays for one minute]