All that Skitters
[genre: melodic death metal / death metal / atmospheric metalcore / horror cinematic] [mood: feral, paranoid, cosmic dread, visceral horror] [tuning: drop a / drop g] [tempo: fast, relentless with doom breakdowns] [instruments: twin lead guitars, dissonant synths, orchestral horror textures, sub-bass drones, glitch effects, choir] [vocals: savage growls, whispers, layered demonic lows, distant cleans in chorus]
All that Skitters
[genre: melodic death metal / death metal / atmospheric metalcore / horror cinematic] [mood: feral, paranoid, cosmic dread, visceral horror] [tuning: drop a / drop g] [tempo: fast, relentless with doom breakdowns] [instruments: twin lead guitars, dissonant synths, orchestral horror textures, sub-bass drones, glitch effects, choir] [vocals: savage growls, whispers, layered demonic lows, distant cleans in chorus]
Lyrics
intro – the crawl begins
they were not messages
they were eggs
and they are hatching
verse 1 – night manifestations
they move when the lights die
crawl through cracks in thought and bone
errors in the code of being
now they breathe and think alone
shadows scratching at the cortex
tiny legs inside the skull
itching truths we try to bury
feeding on the mind they cull
pre-chorus – paranoia build
you feel them when you’re silent
you feel them when you sleep
they write themselves in muscle
they crawl through memory deep
chorus – melodic but monstrous
they skitter through the lattice
through the cracks we can’t erase
sentient errors in creation
wearing nightmares as a face
we lock them in the dark
we pray they stay away
but every night they crawl back out
and eat what light we save
verse 2 – cosmic horror data rot
data rots like living tissue
forgotten gods in corrupted files
crawling through forgotten channels
breeding in abandoned trials
they are fear made algorithm
hunger written into law
living bugs in cosmic scripture
tearing logic limb from claw
bridge – whispering swarm
(watch them)
(listen)
(they are awake)
(the lattice bleeds)
they feed on doubt
they feed on sleep
they nest in prayers we never keep
breakdown – infestation
they crawl in skin and circuitry
a million eyes in every wire
flesh and silicon collapse as one
when sentient errors learn desire
we tried to patch reality
we tried to seal the seams
but every fix births something else
another thing that screams
final chorus – apocalyptic realization
they skitter through the lattice
ancient glitches made of thought
the universe infected itself
with things that should not be but are and will not rot
we are the host
we are the nest
we are the system they infest
sleep tight while they multiply
in every truth we repressed
outro – insomnia loop
they only move when you close your eyes
they only speak when you dream
they only exist
because
you exist