{Intro} (Pushed whisper / vocal fry. Low, rhythmic, delivered with maximal effort but restrained volume—tight and raw. GTR 1 heavy repeated palm-muted riff.) How do you bury yesterday, when the ghosts keep clawing in? [breathe] You slipped through my fingers like sand in the crashing tide. [breathe] And now I'm left with the silence... and the ache I cannot hide. [breathe] (let line crack at the end) The truth is difficult to admit... that authenticity is dangerous. [short inhale] To become the person you want... you must DESTROY the person you are. (Low saturated growl / grunt—voice tight from effort) (hold 2 beats) {Verse 1} (Rhythmic recitation, rough attack. Fast pacing, hesitant on downbeats to simulate effort locking into groove. Driving rhythm, GTR 1 aggressive syncopated riff.) Be like water — adapt and overcome, I said. [breathe] Water slides past the rock, it never fights — it bends instead. [breathe] It finds another seam, it slips behind the stone, [intentional crack on "stone"] And over years, it hollows out the hardest, sharpest bone. [breathe] Life throws obstacles; resistance will be defeated. [short inhale — tighten consonants] Learn to change your angle, never let the current cheat it. [breathe] Motivation's a spark — it flares, then it can fade. [half-breath] Discipline's the oven that keeps the iron blade. [breathe — slightly staggered phrasing] I won't wait on inspiration; I'm choosing to build. [breathe] To become the person I want, I have to leave the