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LIGHTS OFF, SO DARK (Condensed Narrative Album)
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1. STATIC BEFORE THE LIGHTS
(distorted whisper)
Can you hear me—
I’m here.
(click)
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2. LIGHTS DIM
Verse
Lights dim, room feels wrong
Walls lean in, clock ticks long
Same place, unfamiliar
Like the dark got closer
Chorus
Lights dim, don’t breathe
If I stay still, maybe it won’t see
Outro
Not off yet.
Not safe.
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3. WHO’S THERE?
Verse
Who moved when I blinked twice?
Who knows the sound of my mind?
Chorus
Who’s there? I’m here.
Say something—make it clear.
Outro
Answer me.
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4. BREATH ON THE WALLS
Verse
Walls inhale, ceiling sighs
Every crack feels like an eye
Chorus
There’s breath on the walls
And it’s not mine
Outro (whisper)
Voice B: I hear you.
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5. I’M HERE (DON’T COME CLOSER)
Verse (Voice A)
Lights off, so dark
Heart too loud, no spark
Chorus (Call & Response)
A: Who’s there? I’m here.
B: I see you.
A: Don’t come closer.
B: I already did.
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6. COLDER
Verse
It just got colder where I stand
Like something passed through my hands
Chorus
Fear doesn’t touch
So why do you?
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7. SAY MY NAME
Verse (Voice B)
Say my name, I’ll make it quiet
Say my name, you won’t be alone
Chorus (Both)
A: Why does this feel like giving in?
B: Because you already did.
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8. OPEN DOOR SYNDROME
Verse
I don’t remember opening the door
But it’s not closed anymore
Chorus
I don’t know which thoughts are mine
But I know which ones lie
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9. THIS IS WHERE I LIVE
Verse (Voice B)
You built me every sleepless night
Verse (Voice A)
You’re just echoes over time
Chorus
B: You needed me.
A: I survived.
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10. LOOK AT ME
Verse
Mirrors move before I do
Chorus
Look at me—who do you see?
If I’m here, why won’t you leave?
Outro (B)
Because you’re looking at me.
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11. GET OUT
Verse
Get out of my head
Get out of my skin
Chorus (screamed)
GET OUT
GET OUT
GET OUT OF ME
Outro
You hear me now?
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12. I BUILT THIS CAGE
Verse
I built this cage brick by brick
Every night I didn’t sleep
Chorus
I built this cage
I hold the key
You’re not my god
You’re not me
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13. SILENCE DOESN’T ANSWER
Verse
It’s quiet now
That scares me more
Chorus
Silence doesn’t answer
But it remembers
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14. LIGHTS OFF (REPRISE)
Verse
Lights off, still dark
But I’m standing
Chorus
Who’s there?
I’m here.
(pause)
Outro (same voice, softer)
I am.
Lights off.
So dark.
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