[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Verse 1]
[Drop to Groove: Tight Bass, Muted Guitar, Minimal Drums]
Every rule you tried to bend
Every edge without an end
What you push begins to show
In the places you don’t go
Standards shift when pressure’s on
Right gets blurred and then it’s gone
What you claim and what you do
Start to split and show the truth
[Chorus]
[Fuller, Heavier, Cymbal Crashes]
You are:
(Out of line!)
So far
(Out of line!)
…it’s a crime
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Riff, Organ Undercurrent, Driving Bass]
[Percussion Hits, Stops and Starts]
[Verse 2]
[Expanded Arrangement, Darker Tone]
Limits drawn to keep control
Keep the balance, hold the role
But ignore them long enough
And the system comes apart
Every warning pushed aside
Turns the edge into a slide
What you thought you could contain
Breaks beyond what you can name
[Pre-Chorus]
[Stronger Build, Snare Crescendo, Vocal Stack]
Every line you override
Echoes back amplified
What you cross defines the climb
From a step out of your prime
[Chorus]
[Big Chorus, Layered Vocals, Driving Rhythm]
You are:
(Out of line!)
So far
(Out of line!)
…it’s a crime
Call it clear
(Out of line!)
Now defined
(Out of line!)
Loud and near
(Out of line!)
…draw the line
[Bridge]
[Breakdown: Piano, Ambient Synth, Low Sub Pulse]
A line is thin
But holds the weight
Of what we choose
To tolerate
Step too far
And it will show
In what we break
In what we know
[Build-Up]
[Snare Roll Crescendo, Rising Synth Arp, Guitar Feedback]
(Out…)
(Of…)
(Line…)
[Final Chorus]
[Explosive Full Band, Double-Time Feel, Big Finish]
You are:
(Out of line!)
So far
(Out of line!)
Past the point
(Out of line!)
…it’s a crime
No retreat
(Out of line!)
No redesign
(Out of line!)
Face the line
(Out of line!)
…out of time
[Outro]
[Instrumental Fade: Guitar Feedback, Organ Drone, Bass Pulse Slows]
[Beat Drops Out → Ambient Only]
[Spoken Vocal, fading]
The line was there…
(Still unaware)
You crossed it…
(In a hissy fit)
[End → Silence]
From the album “Line“