The Lacerator

[Intro – Clean guitar drone, low noise]
Quiet doesn’t mean empty
It means I already know
You felt the room shift
Before you knew why it froze
(kick fades in, muted)
[Verse 1 – Spoken over palm-muted guitar]
I don’t rush steps, I erase distance
I don’t chase fear, I wait till it listens
You think loud thoughts keep you protected
But silence is where I’m most effective
I don’t need masks, I don’t need names
I don’t leave mess, I leave it arranged
By the time you sense the tension
I already made the decision
[Pre-Chorus – Guitars open slightly]
I don’t raise my voice
I don’t force the night
Every move stays quiet
Every breath is mine
[Chorus – Heavy, slow, sustained chords]
I don’t cut for the kill
I cut for control
I don’t take what I want
I take what I’m owed
You won’t see it happen
You’ll just know it’s done
When the quiet stays louder
Than the damage left behind
[Verse 2 – Strip back to bass + kick]
You confuse patience with mercy
That mistake comes real easy
I don’t break rules, I outlast them
I don’t snap—I tighten patterns
Every pause you couldn’t place
Every shadow out of place
That wasn’t chance, that was me
Making space where I shouldn’t be
[Pre-Chorus – Lower octave]
I don’t raise my voice
I don’t force the night
Every move stays quiet
Every breath is mine
[Chorus – Full weight, no extra melody]
I don’t cut for the kill
I cut for control
I don’t need a scene
I don’t need applause
You’ll remember the moment
Not the force
One line, one mark
That you can’t outrun
[Bridge – Drop instruments, vocal dry]
If you’re still asking why
You missed the point
Some things aren’t loud
They’re permanent
(feedback swell)
[Final Chorus – Slow, crushing]
I don’t cut for the kill
I cut for control
I don’t raise my voice
I let the silence do it all
You’ll replay the moment
Like a fault in your mind
Trying to find where it started
Knowing it ends every time
[Outro – Guitar drone only]
You never saw me arrive
You never saw me leave
That’s how you know
It was done right

Dark industrial rock hybrid, male vocals, droning guitars, mechanical drums, restrained delivery, psychological menace