[Verse 1 – Dissolution / The Crossing]
The world thins to a whispered thread;
he exhales softly ... weight has fled.
Light folds inward; borders blur;
his thoughts fall quiet ... they scarcely stir.

He slips beyond where clockhands freeze,
where lame feet dance and blindness sees.
A humming calls, from far and near;
he drifts into a widening sphere.

And as the veil grows pale and thin,
something ancient wakes within.

[Pre-Chorus]
It thrums in time with a steady chest;
what once lay mute shakes off its rest.

[Chorus - Powerful]
This is the crossing ...
pierce the edge of night.

Keep your lantern close;
let it be your guide.

You’ve walked these hush-lit halls before,
the shifting world behind that door.

Now, steel your heart ...
whatever you may find, trust the flame you bear.

Remember this ...
it cannot harm you there.

[Verse 2 – Recognition / The Watcher]
The realm takes notice ... ripples ring;
the silent waters start to sing.
He seeks a path beyond the day,
where unbound visions drift away.

But in the shadows it listens back ...
an unseen watcher, veiled in black.

As lights go dim, it bares a grin;
a chill unfurls, the air grows thin.

It whispers:

[Bridge – Nightmare Speaks (Nightmare)]
“You build your peace on borrowed hush;
I feast on cries you strain to crush.

I stalk the rooms where lamplight dies
each time you dare to close your eyes.

Now I’ve found you once again ...
and I am hungry still.

[Dramatic]
Feed me wonder, feed me pain;
tremble at my will." ...

[Pre-Chorus - emotional]
His body locks ... too late to flee;
the dark emerges, leaning close to see.

[Chorus - powerful]
This is the crossing ...
pierce the edge of night.

Hold your lantern firm;
keep it burning bright.

You’ve faced these haunted halls before,
The dread that hides behind that door.

Now, hold your ground ...
whatever takes control, unleash the flame you bear.

Remember this ...
it cannot harm you there.

[Interlude]

[Verse - emotional]
He shudders…

then silence screams,
bowed by the weight of warping dreams.

All warmth withdraws; old memories spin,
while the presence hisses from within:

[Bridge – Nightmare Speaks (Nightmare)]
“Turn and face the truth you shun;
reckon what you left undone.”

[Break]

[Build up - powerful]
Buried fear shakes free its chain;
regret pours down as scarlet rain.
Gasping, crumpled to the floor,
he drowns beneath a swelling roar.

All pathways come undone.
Time stands still;

nowhere to run;

[Hopeful]
Then, amidst the crushing night,
his voice breaks through ... prepared to fight:

[Dreamer Speaks (Dreamer)]
“You are only what I choose to feed ...
and here It ends: your reign, your greed.”

[Break]

[Bridge]
His words ignite ...
the dark bursts into light;
through splintered glass he tears a way ...
and slips back to the other side.

[Drop]

[Pre-Chorus 3 – soft]
The room lies silent as he wakes;

his heart still pounds, his mind still shakes.

He slowly calms, ...
nothing but a dream.

Yet he knows:
it's waiting there ... not gone;
just locked in shifting halls unseen.

[Final Chorus - powerful]
This is the crossing ...
break the hush of night.

Keep your lantern close;
let it be your guide.

You’ve walked these fading halls once more,
escaped the dark behind that door.

Now, calm your heart ...
whatever wakes within, it fears the flame you bear.

Remember this ...
it cannot hold you there ...

[End]