Willow
cinematic metal, alternative r&b, lo-fi metal fusion, Sleep Token inspired, emotional falsetto, baritone lead, ritual, sensual gloom, gothic ambient, dynamic buildup, 160 bpm, drum machine, instrumental, breakcore, angelic vocals, string instruments, classical, emotional, cinematic
AsNmJackal·4:31
4:31
Willow
cinematic metal, alternative r&b, lo-fi metal fusion, Sleep Token inspired, emotional falsetto, baritone lead, ritual, sensual gloom, gothic ambient, dynamic buildup, 160 bpm, drum machine, instrumental, breakcore, angelic vocals, string instruments, classical, emotional, cinematic
Creator: AsNmJackalRelease Date: May 31, 2026
Lyrics
[pipe organ intro + ambient cello swells]
(Lizzy D, whisper-singing:)
Is this a consequence of our division,
Burn out the lamplight, would you listen?
The shadows grow longer and remind me of this vision,
But here is the provision…
Because this isn’t shallow,
Our playground was made in the hollow,
Sacred and profane and hallow…
Babe, please don’t make this shallow...
[violins rise — heartbeat strum sync with slow 808s]
Empty twilight essence into the tree stump,
Where our secrets were kept…
Left in a limp, I dry the tear where I wept,
Because the pond becomes a mirror,
Can we go back to the willow where we slept...
Back to the willow where we slept...
The place where promises are kept...
[808s kick in with a slow lofi bump]
(can you listen?)
I give you permission…
Because your eyes twilight the star field,
Because you won’t yield?
Do you know the tears I wept?
Can we go back to the willow where we slept...
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)
[METAL GUITARS STRIKE IN — angelic rage descends]
OH GOD!!!
[brief breakdown scream fades, pipe organ swells under lo-fi trap rhythm]
(Lizzy D: soft spoken, rhythmic)
Yeah baby, no one held up your cup,
Couldn't down and couldn’t hold up...
I wanted to see your dark side...
Aura surrounding you hints at the divine,
But your pheromones live my third eye blind...
(feel the porcelain skin, but baby I’m a lion)
Acolyte to the hunt, addiction to the trophy,
And if I were blunt…
I’d ask you to destroy me,
Baby, I want you to upend me
If I were hushed,
Then I’d want you to instruct me…
Because baby I am cyanide,
And you're poison,
Ingested to die and made to moisten,
Let me adjust my posture —
Watch me glow like phosphorus...
(Do you know the tears I wept?)
(Can we go back to the willow where we slept...)
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)
[FINAL METAL BREAKDOWN — ritual screams in background, moaning voices layered, organs rising]
DON’T GO!
[Climactic metal surge with pipe organ echoing behind]
[Music peaks and collapses into fading ambiance]
I'll see you in the wind gust,
Championed your attention and worshipped your lust...
(Do you know the tears I wept?)
(Can we go back to the willow where we slept...)
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)
(Lizzy D, whisper-singing:)
Is this a consequence of our division,
Burn out the lamplight, would you listen?
The shadows grow longer and remind me of this vision,
But here is the provision…
Because this isn’t shallow,
Our playground was made in the hollow,
Sacred and profane and hallow…
Babe, please don’t make this shallow...
[violins rise — heartbeat strum sync with slow 808s]
Empty twilight essence into the tree stump,
Where our secrets were kept…
Left in a limp, I dry the tear where I wept,
Because the pond becomes a mirror,
Can we go back to the willow where we slept...
Back to the willow where we slept...
The place where promises are kept...
[808s kick in with a slow lofi bump]
(can you listen?)
I give you permission…
Because your eyes twilight the star field,
Because you won’t yield?
Do you know the tears I wept?
Can we go back to the willow where we slept...
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)
[METAL GUITARS STRIKE IN — angelic rage descends]
OH GOD!!!
[brief breakdown scream fades, pipe organ swells under lo-fi trap rhythm]
(Lizzy D: soft spoken, rhythmic)
Yeah baby, no one held up your cup,
Couldn't down and couldn’t hold up...
I wanted to see your dark side...
Aura surrounding you hints at the divine,
But your pheromones live my third eye blind...
(feel the porcelain skin, but baby I’m a lion)
Acolyte to the hunt, addiction to the trophy,
And if I were blunt…
I’d ask you to destroy me,
Baby, I want you to upend me
If I were hushed,
Then I’d want you to instruct me…
Because baby I am cyanide,
And you're poison,
Ingested to die and made to moisten,
Let me adjust my posture —
Watch me glow like phosphorus...
(Do you know the tears I wept?)
(Can we go back to the willow where we slept...)
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)
[FINAL METAL BREAKDOWN — ritual screams in background, moaning voices layered, organs rising]
DON’T GO!
[Climactic metal surge with pipe organ echoing behind]
[Music peaks and collapses into fading ambiance]
I'll see you in the wind gust,
Championed your attention and worshipped your lust...
(Do you know the tears I wept?)
(Can we go back to the willow where we slept...)
(To the willow where we slept...)
(Do you see the tears I wept...)