Collapse By Design

Intro – instrumental

Verse 1 – (clean vocals, tight rhythm)

We took the risk and called it growth,

Pushed past the line, ignored the slope.

Kept climbing while the cracks spread wide —

No brakes, no plan, no place to hide.

We said we’d change, but stayed the same,

Just louder now and shifting blame.

Pre-Chorus – (melodic build)

Held the weight and called it pride,

Never flinched, just closed our eyes.

Chorus – (clean vocals)

We climbed too high and dug too deep,

Made promises we couldn’t keep.

Offered the blood that hope betrayed,

Like a lamb to a sharpened blade.

Instrumental Break – rhythmic groove, guitar tension

Verse 2 – (clean with rising intensity)

We measured worth in what we lost,

Told ourselves it’s worth the cost.

We struck the match and fed the flame,

Said “this is fine” and lit our names.

No lessons left we didn’t burn,

Just patterns we refused to learn.

Pre-Chorus – (stronger build)

Bent the truth until it snapped,

Too far gone to take it back.

Chorus – (layered melodic/harmonic)

We climbed too high and dug too deep,

Made promises we couldn’t keep.

Offered the blood that hope betrayed,

Like a lamb to a sharpened blade.

Bridge – (clean to crescendo scream)

It wasn’t fate, it wasn’t chance —

It all collapsed by our own hands.

No twist, no trick, no hidden chain —

Just choice repeated all the same.

We watched the fault line start to break,

And stepped in deeper, wide awake.

Final Chorus – (full dynamic, scream/clean layering)

We climbed too high and dug too deep,

Made promises we couldn’t keep.

Offered the blood that hope betrayed,

Like a lamb to a sharpened blade.

Outro – instrumental fade / broken rhythm pulse