Skindeep
Sparse, reverb-heavy electric guitar and raspy male vocals create a haunting intro, soon propelled by punchy, syncopated drums and distorted guitars. Rising choir harmonies build tension. Verses strip back to tense guitars and subtle bass. Explosive, layered choruses pair polished guitars with yarling vocals and pounding drums. Post-grunge, mid-tempo structure with post-core elements, noir sadcore undertones, and crisp mastering. Dark ambient layers and tempo contrasts drive emotional depth and mood.
Skindeep
Sparse, reverb-heavy electric guitar and raspy male vocals create a haunting intro, soon propelled by punchy, syncopated drums and distorted guitars. Rising choir harmonies build tension. Verses strip back to tense guitars and subtle bass. Explosive, layered choruses pair polished guitars with yarling vocals and pounding drums. Post-grunge, mid-tempo structure with post-core elements, noir sadcore undertones, and crisp mastering. Dark ambient layers and tempo contrasts drive emotional depth and mood.
Lyrics
Ontro - 8-bar guitar instrumental
Verse 1
I wear a face that isn’t mine,
Polished smile, sharpened lie.
You see the mask, not the eyes behind,
Where shadows feed and the edges shine.
Pre-Chorus
I’m the silence in your scream,
I’m the fracture in your dream.
Chorus
In the mirror cage I burn,
Every soul becomes my turn.
Shattered glass reflects my grin,
Darkness lives beneath the skin.
(beneath the skin… beneath the skin…)
Verse 2
Your heartbeat’s just a song to me,
A rhythm caught in circuitry.
I pull the strings, I twist the veins,
A hollow ghost inside remains.
Pre-Chorus
I’m the silence in your scream,
I’m the fracture in your dream.
Chorus
In the mirror cage I burn,
Every soul becomes my turn.
Shattered glass reflects my grin,
Darkness lives beneath the skin.
(beneath the skin… beneath the skin…)
Break - 16-bar instrumental intermission
Verse 3
The walls collapse, the floor gives way,
I taste the night, I own the day.
No chains can hold the fire I bring,
A broken crown still makes me king.
Pre-Chorus
I’m the silence in your scream,
I’m the fracture in your dream.
Chorus
In the mirror cage I burn,
Every soul becomes my turn.
Shattered glass reflects my grin,
Darkness lives beneath the skin.
(beneath the skin… beneath the skin…)
Bridge – escalating, dissonant
This is the world where the daylight dies,
This is the world where the black truth lies.
Every reflection shows me more,
I am the wound you can’t ignore.
Final Chorus – screamed, layered
In the mirror cage I burn,
Every soul becomes my turn.
Shattered glass reflects my grin,
Darkness lives beneath the skin.
(beneath the skin… beneath the skin…)
(beneath the skin… beneath the skin…)
Outro – whispered over fading distortion
I wear a face that isn’t mine…
And you believed it all the time.
End