Song Title: “Mushroom Veil”
(Grunge / Alternative style – Think Nirvana Unplugged meets Nevermind energy. Sparse, raw acoustic guitar with heavy, pounding drums that kick in like Dave Grohl on “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – loose, thunderous, imperfect. Kurt Cobain-style vocals: raspy, half-spoken verses building to desperate, howling choruses. Slight distortion on the voice in the chorus, echoing like it’s coming from inside a damp basement.)
[Intro – Gentle, picked acoustic guitar, distant feedback hum, soft brushed drums]
(Whispered, almost spoken, fading in)
Yeah… the veil is thin…
[Verse 1 – Acoustic strumming, mid-tempo, drums enter lightly]
I swallowed the earth in a handful of dirt
Colors bled through the cracks in my shirt
The walls started breathing, the floor turned to waves
And every dead star whispered my name
Trees are just fingers reaching up from the ground
I’m the soil, I’m the sky, I’m the lost and the found
No more “me” in the mirror, just infinite eyes
Staring back through a million lifetimes
[Pre-Chorus – Guitar builds tension, drums start to hit harder]
Divine knowledge dripping like rain from the ceiling
Ego dissolving, no more kneeling
[Chorus – Full band explodes: distorted acoustic chords, crashing drums, Cobain howl]
I am the mushroom, I am the light!
Universal consciousness tearing through the night!
Higher self calling, no more fight
We all become one when the ego dies!
Magic spores blooming inside my brain
Washing the lies down the cosmic drain
Feel the pulse of the All, no beginning, no end
I’m you, you’re me, we’re forever again!
[Verse 2 – Quieter, haunting acoustic arpeggios, drums simmering]
Ancient gods laughing in the patterns on the wall
Sacred geometry answering every call
The serpent eats its tail, time folds in two
I remember being everything before I was you
Floating in the void where the silence screams loud
Crown chakra exploding like a mushroom cloud
No more separation, no more skin, no more sin
Just the endless ocean we’re all swimming in
[Pre-Chorus – Building again]
Divine knowledge flooding like blood in my veins
Nothing to lose when nothing remains
[Chorus – Even bigger, rawer, voice cracking on the high notes]
I am the mushroom, I am the light!
Universal consciousness tearing through the night!
Higher self calling, no more fight
We all become one when the ego dies!
Magic spores blooming inside my brain
Washing the lies down the cosmic drain
Feel the pulse of the All, no beginning, no end
I’m you, you’re me, we’re forever again!
[Bridge – Drums drop to tribal pounding, guitar feedback swells, almost spoken-sung in a broken voice]
(Slow, heavy, desperate)
What if God was never up there…
What if God was the dirt in my hair…
What if every trip is just coming home…
What if we never left the throne…
(Sudden stop – just lone acoustic and heartbeat kick drum)
…We never left.
[Final Chorus – Full chaotic release, screaming vocals, layered harmonies like Kurt’s screams]
I AM THE MUSHROOM! I AM THE LIGHT!
Burn
