Escape Hatch In The Cracks
Lyrics
[Intro - VHS crackle, didgeridoo drone, smoky 8D choir whispers, sub-bass breathing under neon rain]
The silence is way too loud
(Too loud!)
The echo is way too long
(Too long!)
The soul wonders what went wrong
(It’s all WRONG!)
Division was the monster in the room
(All along!)
A broken system tricking broken people
(Is wrong...)
[Verse 1 - downtempo pulse, trippy synth harp plucks, 80s guitar twang, intimate smoky vocals]
...inhale... exhale... go slow
...as within... and... so without...
...as above... so below...
Right here and right now, I summon the inner shadow
The one locked behind suppressed memory doors
The little echo of yourself you end up needing the most
(Don’t be scared here...)
While the path was always blurry, even when it was near,
I had to journey as a star in the Dark Angel Theater
Finally found a secret exit, but I needed the code
So I took a different trip down the astral tunnel road
I once lived as a witness—who was silenced and just loathed
Unknowingly controlled by hungry wolves in sheep’s clothes
Made to feel shame and guilt for being damaged and bold
Took back my sovereignty just when they thought I would fold
(For the light... in the dark... in the cold)
[Verse 2 - Reese bass swelling, layered harmonies, glitched choir swells, sly and defiant vocal tone]
The ego, a pre-written script they stapled to your mind
A hidden leash around your throat to pull you back in line
Must wear a mask of hate and desperation to join the ride
Pushing you down to nothing until you’ll fight their fight
While they keep your realest pieces far out of your sight
Look into the inverted glass, look past the parasitic pride
The shadow isn’t evil, no, it’s the frozen fire left inside
The ego is your neon sign that blinks erratically
The shadow only wants some light—to be set free
There’s a little voice inside it sparks a shimmer when alone
Just seek within the mirror, and without the toxic mold
Dancing with my shadow, becoming Sih-zyh-gee
Unlocking every damn door that they all hid from me
[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, sidechained pads, choir stacks widening, heartbeat kick]
A twist of fate, and a neon sign
To make me whole on this one last ride
An empty highway, a midnight drive
All the questions keeping me alive
Don’t look back while you shift gears into reverse
To my shattering or bust—just to wipe this curse
A circuit starts to tingle under your skin
Hair stands up because the veil’s so thin
[Chorus - full-band lift, massive analog synths, driving drums, anthemic 8D choir, cathartic and catchy]
Transmuting trauma into lyrical truth talismans
Adding in rhythm to help you see the glitchy sims
We’re breaking through the old world lies
With those old rose-colored glasses
I once despised
Blowing whistles on illusions, a fallen angel enterprise
We always loop around, another war nobody wins
Once upon a time they lied, and everything became a sin
We got separated from God and have been fooled ever since
No more repentance, this holy road is atrocious
I had to take a scary drive, because I didn’t gnosis
[Verse 3 - darker groove, mercury-mirror synth shimmer, gritty vocal edge, driving but dreamlike]
We wake up in the so-called perfect code
Grow up feeling a deep synchronic overload
They wiped our minds of what was real
Chained us with anchors, cursing time to a wheel
Greed and power, narcissist control
Opening my mind like a dusty window
Rising from the dust as I clear out the haunted attic
Trying to rid my life of this awful grey-man static
(Finding the cracks... revealing the tricks...)
A slow dance with the hidden galaxy
Holding hands with little Shadow Me
Facing every fear for my own harmony
(Harmony...)
A dance battle with my own ghost
Into the mercury mirror side I go
Learning who I am in reverse now
’Cause I never got a chance to know
I’m stopping the loop slow
Getting off the hell ride
I’ll find out where my shadow hides
Even if I have to drive all damn night
[Bridge - breakdown, drums drop out, spacious saxophone sighs, theta-wave ambience, vulnerable choir shimmer]
We’re burning out of this matrix dream
This upside down has seen stranger things