Pending Motion

(Verse 1)
Atlas open on the floor
Staircase turning into before
Gears rehearsing silent turns
River pausing as it learns

Margins filled with phantom ink
Storm debating how to think
Compass spinning in my hand
Pointing only where I stand

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((Instrumentation breath, syncopated guitar figures, ambient swell))

(Verse 2)
Blueprint folded in my chest
Engines waiting for a test
Footsteps fading from the sand
Ink dissolving in my hand

Windows looking back at me
Keys that fit no memory
Clock repeating half a chime
Maps dissolving into time

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((Optional transition, glitch textures, rhythmic fragmentation))

(Mantra / Breakdown)
Loop
Name
Frame
Blame

Check
Pause
Cause
Loss

Think
Again
And
Then

Still

Polyrhythmic progressive math metal, fluid floating vocals over shifting meters, hypnotic tension, angular riffs, atmosp