Amala Echoes

[CHAPTER NOTES:] This song takes place directly after "Stay and Breathe." This song is all from Naoki's thoughts. His introspective as he's trying to mentally map out Fox's very strange headspace realm as he stays close to her. Where you can listen to the entire Shark Out of Water album: https://suno.com/playlist/7c3fdb7b-76e5-4b07-808f-e90bf5139035 ----------------------------------------------------------------- [drawn out instrumental intro] [Verse 1, singing] Navigating her head-space place, It reminds me of someplace, I've been to before... Behind every corner, And through every door, Searching for shadows on the floor... [rapping] Re-scanning this architecture, it's all a blur. Is this a sanctuary or prison cell for her? Earlier, a garden and now the hallway bends. Is this dimension a space where logic ends? I don't see any red pulsing or static energy, Just the quiet hum of a different kind of memory. No Magatsuhi leaking through the vents or floor, But I’m still checking my back, keeping the score. It’s too clean, too still—so where’s the catch? I’m a terminal hunter looking for a match. In the Amala, the walls would bleed and scream, But here, they just shift like a flickering dream. [Chorus, singing] A labyrinth of different design. Trying to find a signal in the baseline. Amala echoes in the back of my mind, While tracing the paths she leaves behind. Is this really a refuge, or more like a cage? Just another chapter on a blood-stained page? I keep on walking, keeping her in my sight. Processing ghosts in the middle of a fight. [Verse 2, rapping - Sharp, aggressive "computing" flow] Data stream's different, but the code doesn't sync. I'm here standing on the edge, trying not to blink. Back in the Network, the pathways would twist, It was a digital hellscape with crimson mist. I remember fighting demons, and finding myself lost, Sometimes taking wrong turns, back to the starting spots. In here, the "ghosts" don't have faces or names, Just fragments of her in flickering flames. I'm no candelabrum to light up the dark, Just a trailing shadow without leaving a mark. [Chorus, singing] It's a labyrinth of different design. Trying to find a signal in the baseline. Amala echoes in the back of my mind, While tracing the paths she leaves behind. Is this really a refuge, or more like a cage? Just another chapter on a blood-stained page? I keep on walking, keeping her in my sight. Processing ghosts in the middle of a fight. [Bridge, singing] (System overload!!!) Unable to relax, Due to unseen nightmares. Computing, observing this unfamiliar space. Trying to visually map out this foreign place. Looking out for exits, while taking in the view, As long as we're in here, I'm not leaving you... [instrumental] [Outro, spoken in a tired voice] "Map now updated. Signal found. Power off."