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Glass Walled Kingdom
(Verse 1)
(Soft, intimate piano, reverb-heavy)
Said you'd build a world for me beneath the blue horizon
A private piece of ocean, safe and new and mesmerizing
I bought the architect's promise, signed the deed right on the spot
Didn't see the depth I'd fall for, or the pressure that I'd got
(Pre-Chorus)
(Drums subtly enter with a heartbeat kick, bass swells)
But this blue filtered light's a little colder than you said
And every fish that passes has the same look of the dead
You engineered a masterpiece, a view that never ends
And I'm forgetting what it feels like to breathe normal air again
(Chorus)
(Explodes into driving drums, distorted guitars, powerful vocals)
YOU BUILT A GLASS WALLED KINGDOM JUST TO WATCH ME DROWN
A five-star reservation thirty fathoms down
TRADING MY AIR FOR YOUR ARCHITECTURE NOW
You swore on the tide this was paradise, yeah right
You're just the king of your designer, soundproof night
(Verse 2)
(Music pulls back slightly but the drive is still there)
It's a marvel of a prison, the tourists come and stare
They see the perfect romance, they don't see my threadbare air
You love the way they praise you, for your vision and your art
But you’re a brilliant coward who just isolates a heart
(Pre-Chorus)
(Builds again, hi-hats getting busier)
'Cause the view out the window has become a damn critique
Of a million other places I can no longer go seek
You held your breath in wonder so I couldn't learn to scream
And now I'm fighting currents in your catastrophic dream
(Chorus)
(Full force, angrier, more frantic energy)
YOU BUILT A GLASS WALLED KINGDOM JUST TO WATCH ME DROWN
A five-star reservation thirty fathoms down
TRADING MY AIR FOR YOUR ARCHITECTURE NOW
You swore on the tide this was paradise, yeah right
You're just the king of your designer, soundproof night
(Bridge)
(Music cuts to a muted, pulsing bassline and a tight, delayed vocal)
You call it dedication, this cathedral built on sand
But every perfect rivet was a chain around my hand
And I’m hunting for the hairline crack, the one flaw you denied
I’m gonna start a war now, with the world you tried to hide
(Outro)
(Guitars and piano crash back in, huge crescendo)
My God, I think I see it... yeah!
WATCH ME DROWN? I'LL TAKE THIS WHOLE DAMN KINGDOM DOWN!
(Sudden silence, then a single, resonant piano chord fades out with the sound of a deep water pressure groan)
About The Song
"Glass Walled Kingdom" translates the spectacular failure of the world's largest underwater restaurant into a powerful metaphor for a suffocating relationship. The news story—a marvel of engineering and a promise of a unique experience turning into a financial disaster—serves as the blueprint for a story about being lured into a seemingly perfect world by a partner, only to realize it's a beautiful, high-pressure prison. Musically, it channels the dynamic structure of Olivia Rodrigo's work, beginning with ballad-like intimacy to represent the initial awe and shifting into an explosive, driving pop-punk anthem that embodies the angry realization and desperate fight for escape. The song leverages the `Active Agency Mandate` by framing the protagonist's journey not as passive suffering, but as an active struggle against the 'architecture' of the relationship, culminating in a decision to break free rather than just fade away. The core human theme is the beautiful lie—the relationship or situation that looks perfect from the outside but is emotionally and spiritually drowning you on the inside.
Production Notes
Vocals: The verse vocals should be close-mic'd with a condenser like a Neumann U 87 for warmth and intimacy, lots of reverb to create a sense of underwater space. The chorus vocal needs to be powerful and belted, layered with harmonies, and run through a chain with some light saturation (like a Decapitator) to add grit and aggression. The transition should be palpable. For the bridge, use a telephone-style EQ and a tight slap-back delay to create a feeling of internal, frantic thought.
Arrangement: The song's power lies in its extreme dynamics. The shift from Verse 1 (just piano and vocal) to the Pre-Chorus (introducing a simple 4/4 kick) to the full-blown rock of the Chorus is key. Guitars (maybe a Fender Telecaster for verse arpeggios, switching to a Gibson Les Paul for power chords) should feel raw and energetic. Drums should be tight and powerful in the choruses, perhaps programmed with an aggressive sample library like Superior Drummer 3 with live hi-hats overdubbed for human feel.
Mix Automation: Automate the reverb sends extensively. Keep the verses cavernous and 'wet', then pull the reverb back slightly and increase the dry signal for the chorus to make the vocal hit harder and feel more present and confrontational. Pan guitars hard left and right for maximum width in the heavy sections. During the outro's final crash, automate a low-pass filter to sweep down as the piano chord rings out, mimicking the feeling of sinking as the sound of a metallic groan from a submarine or pressure vessel rises in the mix.
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