Split Within

[Intro feedback + distant breathing, building tension
Chuff whispers → rising]
I can’t—
ESCAPE—
MYSELF

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[Verse 1 (tight chugs, stop-start rhythm, chuff vocals)]
Every thought is a fracture in the mirror I wear
A thousand eyes staring back but nobody’s there
Grinding teeth just to silence the noise in my skull
But the quiet just screams when the void starts to pull

I feel it crawling under skin that won’t peel
Every nerve set to fire but I can’t fucking feel
Trapped in a loop, every second repeats
A war in my chest with no chance of retreat

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[Pre-Chorus (build, layering mids + highs)]
I tried to bury it
(I tried to bury it)
But it breathes in the grave

I tried to silence it
(It won’t ever behave)

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[Chorus (wide, aggressive, layered highs + lows)]
I AM THE ENEMY INSIDE MY HEAD
A PARASITE THAT WON’T DIE
FEEDING ON EVERYTHING I’VE EVER BEEN
UNTIL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO FIND

NO ESCAPE FROM THE WAR I KEEP
NO RELEASE FROM THE HELL I BREED
I AM THE WOUND THAT WILL NEVER MEND
I AM THE BEGINNING AND THE END

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[Verse 2 (faster phrasing, panic energy, chuffs + fry screams)]
Pulse like a hammer, it’s breaking my ribs
Every breath feels like punishment for how I live
Clawing at walls that don’t even exist
Fighting a ghost with a tightening grip

Pathetic reflection—yeah, look at me now
A king of collapse with a self-made crown
I built this prison with bones and regret
Now I’m the one choking on every breath

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[Pre-Breakdown Callout (tempo drops, tension stretch)]
You wanted silence?
THIS IS SILENCE.

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[BREAKDOWN (HALF-TIME | slow, crushing, chugs + gutturals 165 → half-time feel, massive space between hits)]

BEND—
UNTIL—
YOU—
BREAK

DRAGGED BY THE WEIGHT
OF THE MIND THAT I HATE

CHOKE—
ON—
EVERY—
THOUGHT

I AM THE BATTLE
THAT CAN’T BE FOUGHT

(pause… then slam back in)

TEAR IT OUT—
(IT GROWS BACK)
SHUT IT DOWN—
(IT ATTACKS)

NO—
WAY—
OUT

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[Outro (dissonant ringing, fading lows + whispers)
Layered chuff + whisper]
I am still here…
I am still here…

[deep guttural final line]
…AND I NEVER LEFT

165 BPM Deathcore Chug-heavy Half-time breakdown Chuff + gutturals 7 string drop G double kick drum male aggressive