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Time snaps between her teeth, splintered hands of a broken clock wedged in a grin too wide, too sharp, too knowing. She holds a second like a secret, a pink pulse burning in her palm— a moment stolen, warped, rewound, played again at half-speed, then ripped apart before it can matter. Roman numerals orbit her head, etched in the neon crackle of unraveling time. She does not speak— the tick-tock lodged in her jaw does it for her. She laughs, or maybe she doesn’t. Maybe it’s just the gears grinding down, the echo of something already lost. Ground to dust, chewed and swallowed, never quite gone. Never quite enough.
Instructional lyrics
[Intro: Steady metallic tick layered with deep bass thump, faint gear-grind samples.] Time snaps between her teeth, splintered hands of a broken clock wedged in a grin too wide, too sharp, too knowing. [Verse 1: Distorted bassline pulses, high metallic hiss in rhythm.] She holds a second like a secret, a pink pulse burning in her palm— a moment stolen, warped, rewound, played again at half-speed, then ripped apart before it can matter. [Chorus: Drum machine kicks harder, reverb-heavy snares, synth drone swells.] Roman numerals orbit her head, etched in the neon crackle of unraveling time. She does not speak— the tick-tock lodged in her jaw does it for her. [Verse 2: Beat drops to minimal tick and bass, vocals almost whispered.] She laughs, or maybe she doesn’t. Maybe it’s just the gears grinding down, the echo of something already lost. [Bridge: Metallic hits become rapid, bass filters open, tension rises.] Ground to dust, chewed and swallowed, never quite gone. [Outro: Beat slows until only ticking remains, fading into silence.] Never quite enough.
Song info
Industrial darkwave; mechanical percussion loops, distorted bass synth, metallic clanks, breathy half-spoken vocals.
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