Rat in a Labyrinth

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Drum Fills]

[Chorus]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
Unphased…
(In our labyrinth for days)
Ambiguous?
(No he’s one of us)

[Verse 1]
[Steady Beat, Deep Bass, Tremolo Guitar, Atmospheric Synth]
He scurries through the corridors
Turns every hidden bend
He maps the walls and dead ends
As if they never end
The shadows bend to follow
The echoes mark the path
Every choice becomes a riddle
Every corner hides the wrath

[Pre-Chorus]
[Snare Build, Rising Synth, Layered Vocals]
One more twist
One more turn
One more lesson we should learn
One more trap
One more test
One more way to fail the rest

[Chorus]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
Unphased…
(In our labyrinth for days)
Ambiguous?
(No he’s one of us)

[Verse 2]
[Driving Bass, Piano Chords, Low Synth, Guitar Echoes]
The rat knows every shortcut
The rat knows every line
The rat survives the chaos
The rat is by design
The walls themselves are moving
The ceilings close and breathe
Yet still he finds the exit
Yet still he does not leave

[Pre-Chorus]
[Building Tension, Cymbal Swells, Layered Harmony]
One more step
One more gap
One more chance to fall in trap
One more shift
One more shake
One more rule for him to break

[Chorus]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
Unphased…
(In our labyrinth for days)
Ambiguous?
(No he’s one of us)

[Bridge]
[Half-Time Beat, Dark Synth Drone, Echoed Organ]
He is the experiment
He is the guide
He is the shadow running
Through the walls we hide
We built the maze to trap him
But the maze obeys his mind
The rat becomes the master
We’re the ones confined

[Instrumental Break]
[Organ Solo, Guitar Feedback, Driving Bass and Drums]

[Final Chorus]
[Massive Chorus: Full Orchestra, Heavy Drums, Layered Choir, Synth Bass]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
Unphased…
(In our labyrinth for days)
Ambiguous?
(No he’s one of us)

Amazed…
(He leads the way)
Unphased…
(Through the walls we made)
Ambiguous?
(He’s the rat in the maze)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Fading Piano, Organ Drone, Distant Percussion]
Amazed…
(By the rat in the maze)
[Fade Out]

From the album Laboratory