Fallout

[Intro: feedback swell, palm-muted drop-C riff with wah bite]
[Verse 1: muted single-note riff, dry, half-whispered, breathy] Something's chewing through the wiring slow I can feel it where the good thoughts go Every morning I rebuild the frame Every night I burn it down the same
[Pre-Chorus: rising chug, drums build, vocal strains] I keep digging — but there's nothing underneath I keep digging — and it's only ever me
[Chorus: wide open power chords, double-tracked, cracked vocal] I'm the rust inside the wiring I'm the hand that pulls the spark I built a house of quiet fire Then I stood inside the dark Hold the match — hold the match I'm the only thing I can't outrun
[Verse 2: stripped-back riff, tighter, shakier vocal] Told my own reflection: not tonight Watched it nod and reach back for the light I don't drink to drown, I drink to climb Further down the well I dug with my own mind
[Pre-Chorus: chug doubles, tension climbs, near-break] I keep digging — but there's nothing underneath I keep digging — and it's only ever me
[Chorus: full band, harmonized guitars, voice fraying] I'm the rust inside the wiring I'm the hand that pulls the spark I built a house of quiet fire Then I stood inside the dark Hold the match — hold the match I'm the only thing I can't outrun
[Guitar Solo: wah pedal lead, harmonized thirds, pinch harmonics, dissonant bends]
[Breakdown: half-time chug, dry, no reverb, whispered then spat] I am the blade — I am the wrist I am the promise — I am the twist Nothing sharp ever comes from outside I am the tide — I am the ride
[Final Chorus: doubled vocal, screams cracking, ad-libs falling apart] I'm the rust inside the wiring I'm the hand that pulls the spark I built a house of quiet fire Then I stood inside the dark Hold the match — hold the match I'm the only thing… I'm the only thing… I'm the only thing I can't outrun
[Outro: single ringing low chord, feedback rising, vocal drops to a whisper] (Just the hum… just the hum…) Let it burn out slow.