(Intro) (Heavy, distorted bass riff starts solo—gritty and low. After four bars, the drums kick in with a punchy, driving beat. Feedback swells into a wall of distorted power chords.) (Verse 1) (Music drops to just bass and drums to let the male vocals feel intimate and shaky) Lean my head and I start to spin, Don’t know if this will ever end. Laying my head down for the night, Eyes losing focus moving side to side. (Pre-Chorus) (Guitars start chugging on a single muted note, building tension) [Male] No— can’t predict when it will hit me [Female Backup] (Predict when it hits) [Male] Yeah— when it comes it’s like an attack [Male] No— don’t want it to control me [Female Backup] (Never let it control me) [Male] Yeah— meditate and start to relax (Chorus) (Explosive sound—heavy distortion, crash symbols, high energy) [Male] Ground starts shaking, the walls start to lean! [Female] (They’re leaning!) [Male] Caught in a cycle, somewhere in between! [Male] I’m reaching for the air, but I’m losing my flow, [All] Drowning in the VERTIGO! [Male] Yeah, everything is moving, but I’m standing still, [Male] Fighting the fever, fighting the will. [Male] High on the low, nowhere to go, [All] Lost in the VERTIGO! (Verse 2) (Back to the driving bass-heavy rhythm) Walking down the hall like I’m on a ship, Concrete moving, I’m losing my grip. Close my eyes just to find the floor, But the room keeps knocking at the door. (Bridge) (Tempo slows down; half-time drums. Dark, atmospheric guitar melody over a fuzzed-out bass) [Female - Ethereal vocals] Focus on a point... [Male - Gritty] Focus on the light... [All] Wait for the world to set itself right. [All - Screaming/Intense] WAIT FOR THE HORIZON TO FINALLY LOCK! (Guitar Solo) (Chaos-style solo with lots of wah-pedal and pitch shifts to simulate the "spinning" feeling) (Final Chorus) (Maximum volume—pure Hard Rock energy) [Male] Ground starts shaking, the walls start to lean! [Female] (They’re leaning!) [Male] Caught in a cycle, somewhere in between! [Male] I’m reaching for the air, but I’m losing my flow, [All] Drowning in the VERTIGO! [Male] Yeah, everything is moving, but I’m standing still, [Male] Fighting the fever, fighting the will. [Male] High on the low, nowhere to go, [All] Lost in the VERTIGO! (Outro) (Guitars cut out suddenly, leaving only the heavy, distorted bass rhythm) [Male] Slowly... it’s slowing down. [Female] Back on solid ground. [Male] Just let it go... (Final feedback ring-out)

Vertigo