Scorched

[Intro – eerie piano arpeggio, distant feedback hum] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – chugging rhythm guitar, tight snare hits] I held the key to the quiet dark A choice to fix what the world had marred Thought the end justified the means Watched my own shadow turn to green [Pre-Chorus – building bassline, rising vocal tension] The weight of the crown I didn’t earn Burns through my bones, I can’t discern The line between the right and wrong Fades like the smoke from a burning song [Chorus – full band explosion, screamed vocals, crashing cymbals] I traded my soul for a hollow throne Every step I take is a stone I’ve thrown Power’s a poison that seeps in slow Now I’m the monster I swore to overthrow [Verse 2 – clean guitar interlude, haunting whispered vocals] I wrote the names in the ink of fear Erased the ones I thought didn’t belong here The crowd cheered loud for the "hero" I’d become But I could hear the silence of the ones I’d numb [Pre-Chorus – distorted guitar returns, vocal intensity climbs] The mirror shows a stranger’s face A ghost of the man I used to chase The lies I told to feel in control Have turned my heart into a block of coal [Chorus – layered vocals, double bass drums, soaring guitar lead] I traded my soul for a hollow throne Every step I take is a stone I’ve thrown Power’s a poison that seeps in slow Now I’m the monster I swore to overthrow [Interlude – melodic guitar solo, building atmospheric synths] (Instrumental Solo) [Bridge – stripped-back piano, vulnerable spoken-word vocals] I thought I’d save them, I thought I knew best But I lost myself in the endless quest The reaper’s hand is on my shoulder now I can’t outrun the choices I allowed [Chorus – maximum intensity, gang vocals, chaotic guitar riffs] I traded my soul for a hollow throne Every step I take is a stone I’ve thrown Power’s a poison that seeps in slow Now I’m the monster I swore to overthrow [Outro – fading feedback, distant piano, final whispered line] The dark claims its own I’m finally home