A L I V E × D E A D
[Avant-Garde] Layered, orchestral instrumentation (e, g, harpsichord, strings, tape loops, jazz drums) Ambiguous, poetic lyrics with erotic, grotesque, and existential imagery Shifting time signatures / disjointed yet beautiful flow Theatrical vocal direction (fragile whispers, sudden belts, character voices)
A L I V E × D E A D
[Avant-Garde] Layered, orchestral instrumentation (e, g, harpsichord, strings, tape loops, jazz drums) Ambiguous, poetic lyrics with erotic, grotesque, and existential imagery Shifting time signatures / disjointed yet beautiful flow Theatrical vocal direction (fragile whispers, sudden belts, character voices)
Lyrics
◎ I N T R O ◎
— Instrumental —
◎ V E R S E Ⅰ ◎
I’ve been
stuck in this late-night grind
It’s 3AM now
losing my mind
Feeling so tired
working so slow
Motivation… expired
battery is low
◎ B R I D G E ◎
They said to chase your dreams
they said it would be fun
The only thing I want to chase now?
a fucking gun
Pressed against my lips
like a kiss from death
One trigger press away
from ending all this stress
◎ C H O R U S ◎
Here in the dark
I’m alive and dead
Dopamine rush
but inside my head
Feel so hollow
feel so numb
Where joy should be
I feel none
◎ V E R S E Ⅱ ◎
Counting the hours
ticking the time
Feeling so burnt out
end of the line
Try to be clever
try to be smart
Got to stay hopeful
got to work hard
◎ B R I D G E Ⅱ ◎
Too much sacrifice
trying to be the best
I pushed them all away
now there’s no one left
Silence so heavy
but the thoughts in my head
Scream so loud
that I can’t hear my breath
They’re advocating for
the sweet release of death.
Because…
◎ O U T R O ◎
Here in the dark
I’m alive and dead
Dopamine rush
but inside my head
Feel so hollow
feel so numb
Where joy should be
I feel none…
◎ C O D A ◎
click…
B A N G !