Verse 1
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John?
The church is weeping, candles flicker on.
Morning Bells ringing, echo through the hall,
Each step you take, shadows creep along the wall.
Pre-Drop church bells/cowbells and organ
Brother John… hear the heartbeat in the night,
Whispers of sorrow, fading out of sight.
Mother crying softly, why is she in pain?
Only to die inside, yet rise again.
Drop / Chorus Dark, slow, with synths or heavy bass
Bells are singing, bells are singing, Brother John,
You stand before the Father, but the light feels gone.
Wake up, your mother, your mother is crying,
Brother John… the world keeps silently dying.
Verse 2 church bells/cowbells and organ
The floorboards tremble under memory’s weight,
Ghosts in the chapel, swinging the gates.
Morning bells echo like the pulse of your chest,
Brother John, you lay restless, never at rest.
Pre-Drop / Build
Whips of memory, pain in the air,
All the prayers unanswered, yet you are there.
Eyes wide open but the soul feels chained,
Brother John, Brother John… who remains?
Drop / Chorus deeper church bells/cowbells and organ
Bells are singing, bells are singing, hear the cries,
Floating through mist, under ash-gray skies.
Rise, Brother John, rise, feel the night’s embrace,
Step into shadows, and find your place.
Bridge / Atmospheric Extension (longer, haunting)
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John?
Eyes like midnight, heartbeats a solemn song.
The church wall weeps, the choir fades away,
And still you linger, Brother John, another day.
Final Chorus / Layered Vocals
Bells are singing, bells are singing, Brother John…
The mother whips… yet you remain withdrawn.
Would die the same, yet you rest in vain,
Brother, rise again… through sorrow and pain.
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