Oath in Blood

[Intro – slow, echoing drum like a heartbeat, ritualistic chimes, ambient foggy synths]

[Verse 1 – low, earthy vocals with tribal rhythm and ambient textures] 
Carved your name 
Into my wrist 
Not to die 
But to exist 
A vow etched deep 
Beyond the skin 
Where pain begins 
But lets you in

[Pre-Chorus – ghostly background vocals layered with whispered chant] 
It wasn’t ink 
It wasn’t fire 
It was the cut 
Of true desire

[Chorus – explosive dark-pop drop, chanting chorus layered with epic drums and haunting synths] 
Oath in blood 
Not made to fade 
It stains the soul 
But makes it stay 
No paper kiss 
No chapel rose 
Just bone and flesh 
And what we chose 
Oath in blood 
The final truth 
Forever bleeds 
In me and you

[Verse 2 – more intense delivery, layered percussion and growling synth] 
You sealed the pact 
With teeth, not tongue 
A love so raw 
It left me young 
Not holy writ 
But sacred hurt 
Our sacred text 
Was in the dirt

[Pre-Chorus – call and response whisper vocal over rising drone] 
It wasn’t prayer 
It wasn’t light 
It was the dark 
That felt so right

[Chorus – repeated with more weight, deeper drum layers and harmonies] 
Oath in blood 
Not made to fade 
It stains the soul 
But makes it stay 
No paper kiss 
No chapel rose 
Just bone and flesh 
And what we chose 
Oath in blood 
The final truth 
Forever bleeds 
In me and you

[Bridge – ambient breakdown, solo vocal over wind and heartbeat FX] 
I bled for love 
And now it grows 
It knows no end 
No death, no close

[Final Chorus – soaring gothic orchestration, all elements collide] 
Oath in blood 
Still burning red 
Through every word 
We never said 
No vow so pure 
No fire so bright 
As blood that binds 
Us in the night

[Outro – soft blood drip FX, final heartbeat, fading chime]