"The Split Deck"[Intro](The track opens with the distinct sound of two different tarot decks being shuffled at the exact same time—one on the left audio channel, one on the right. A tense, plucking pizzicato violin loop builds the rhythm. The readers speak over each other in a cold, overlapping harmony.)Reader 1 (Left Channel - Female Voice, Echoing): One question, two souls...Reader 2 (Right Channel - Male Voice, Flat): One deck split right down the middle...Both: Let the truth divide.Verse 1: The Root of the Break (Two Sides of the Coin)(The heavy, room-shaking boom-bap drums drop in. The cello weaves an ominous, winding melody beneath the strings. The vocals switch rapidly back and forth like a tennis match.)Reader 1 (Left Channel):(Sound: Slap! A card hits the left side of the table)Card 1: The Queen of Swords (Upright)On your side of the table, the ice queen sits,Severing the ties with her sharpened wits.One hand extended, the other holds the blade,She doesn’t shed a tear for the choices she made.You wrapped yourself in logic, you froze out the pain,Rule-oriented, standing solo in the rain.Reader 2 (Right Channel):(Sound: Slap! A second card hits the right side of the table)Card 2: The King of Cups (Reversed)But look across the board at the man in the storm,A King on a throne where the water isn't warm.Emotional manipulation, a sea of hidden spite,Drowning in the feelings that he cannot fight.He capsized the ship just to see if you would swim,A toxic undercurrent locked inside of him.Chorus (Both Voices Together)(The drum beat intensifies, adding a driving, mechanical hi-hat. The violins shift from plucking to long, dramatic sweeps.)Both:We draw the lines, we cut the deck,Walking through the ruins of a total trainwreck.Your card is air, my card is sea,Locked in a battle of who gets to be free.The spread is laid, the numbers don't lie,Watch the minor arcana bleed under the sky!Verse 2: The Climax / The Collision(The melody drops into a lower, more aggressive register. The sub-bass pulses hard beneath each line.)Reader 1 (Left Channel):(Sound: Slap! A card slams down on the left)Card 3: The Three of Wands (Upright)You're looking to the horizon, ships on the sea,Planning your escape to where you can just be.You've turned your back completely on the kingdom that we built,Trading all the memories for freedom and no guilt.Reader 2 (Right Channel):(Sound: Slap! A card slams down on the right)Card 4: The Five of Wands (Upright)But my side is a battleground, a chaotic petty fight!Five men with sticks shouting loud in the night.No one is listening, it’s a meaningless clash,Just a desperate attempt to salvage the ash.You’re already packing while I’m fighting the ghost,Defending a border that matters the most.
GrizzlyJones
