(Intro)
(Heavy, cinematic cellos build up. Loud, gasping breaths then a frustrated scream.)
(Verse 1)
(aggressive delivery)
My Internal voices, a constant trial, I’m the judge and the jury!
Got a voice on my left spittin out venom and fury!
[Demon Voice] “Just give up, you’re a fake, look at the mess that you made!”
[Angel Voice] “Don’t listen, look up, you’re just trapped in the shade!”
[Demon Voice] “He’s a liar! He loves it! Look at his hands, they’re dirty!”
[Angel Voice] “He’s fighting, trying to fix it, look at him waking up early!”
[Demon Voice] “He’ll lose, u know who he’ll choose, it’s still the same old story!”
STOP! (Beat cuts out completely. Sound of a heavy pleading gasp.)
Just stop... both of you... please!!
(Chorus)
(Beat explodes back in with aggressive, distorted bass and piercing strings)
And I’m grabbin my head, seein red, screamin at the top my lungs!
Caught in the middle of two different tongues!
One wants the fire, one wants the crown!
And both of them are heavy enough to drag me down!
Which side wins when the mind breaks down?!
Yeah, which side wins when the mind breaks down?!
(Verse 2)
(Delivery speeds up, building tension, voice getting more strained and desperate)
They’re pullin out my hair, clawin on my face,
Leavin me bleedin, tellin me it’s too late!
From the thoughts, from the noise, from the constant debate!
[Angel Voice] “There’s hope in the future!”
[Demon Voice] “No! It’s already too late!”
You think it’s performance? You think this is art?
You’re watchin me die as they tear me apart!
Piece by piece, bone by bone, sittin alone,
Pounding my head off the wall made of stone!
[Demon Voice] “Just let go!”
[Angel Voice] “Hold tight!”
I’m losin the fight! I’m losin my sight!
(Voice cracks) I don't know what’s wrong and I don't know what’s right!
Get out of my ears! Get out of my mind!
Get rid of these voices!
[Demon Voice] “Don’t even try!”
(Vocals are Struggling to breathe)
I can’t breathe Man, I swear I can’t breathe!
I’m trying!! You want the monster to leave?!!
(Bridge)
(Music drops to a terrifyingly quiet tense cello. Low, desperate whispering.)
They're laughing at me.
Heaven is watching, and hell is just waiting.
And I’m in the center, hyperventilating.
(voice rising in pitch and anger)
Don't touch me! Don't look at me! Look at the scars!
I’m tryin to reason with these demons but I’m losin hard!
(Screaming over the rising music)
I’M LOSIN CONTROL!
(Chorus)
(Full orchestral explosion, ultimate intensity)
And I’m grabbin my head seeing red, just screamin out my lungs!
Caught in the middle of two different tongues!
One wants the fire, one wants the crown!
And both of them are pullin and draggin me down!
Which side wins when the mind breaks down?!
Yeah, which side wins when the mind breaks down?!
(Outro - The beat vanishes. Only heavy, ragged breathing, then a faint whisper…)
Heaven... or hell...
Just tell me who won
Rituendon
