Lyrics:

Stone walls breathe with a choking sound
Cold hands pressing, I can’t look down
The night above is a distant flame
But every climb feels just the same

My voice dissolves in the hollow dark
No answer comes, no guiding spark
The rope is frayed, the stones are slick
Each motion falters, each hold won’t stick

At the bottom I remain, in this water-stained tomb
Every struggle to ascend becomes another wound
But still I reach, though the walls confine
For upwards is the only line

The weight of silence, crushing, near
The echo of every wasted year
I taste the rust, I swallow stone
This grave of mine, I climb alone

At the bottom I remain, in this water-stained tomb
Every struggle to ascend becomes another wound
But still I reach, though the walls confine
For upwards is the only line

My nails are blood, my skin is torn
Yet something stirs where hope was worn
A single step, a fractured breath
A war between despair and death

At the bottom I remain, but I will not drown
I will claw against the stone until it breaks down
No prison eternal, no fate defined
I bleed upwards against the line

At the bottom, I still rise.

The Well

Hi, I'm Atlas!  I consider myself a lyricist.  I'm constantly caught daydreaming about sci-fi.  I have a wide variety of experience in various subjects.  Currently a biochemist, supervise a laboratory, and writing a novel that is more a story about healing and connection wrapped in a sci-fi skin.

I am leading my profile with full transparency.  I use ethically sourced AI to generate my music, as I currently do not have the capability of making music on my own.  I touch the music up in Reason 5.  If you like my (non-AI) lyrics and want to cooperate, please hit me up!

What is ethically-sourced AI?  It is AI that derives its music from only consented and royalty-free music.  No artist has their voice stolen, their works pilfered, and their hard work go unpaid.  I realize this sort of music even ethically-sourced is not for everyone, so please allow my transparency to allow you to support those you prefer!  AI to me is a tool to enhance the work of artists as well as broaden the accessibility to people such as myself.

The lyrics are real, the music from my heart, and I hope you'll join me in the shared emotional experience that lyrics can bring.  Music for me is catharsis and I'm not looking to hit it big.  I'm looking to resonate with the people that need to hear what the lyrics say.

The Well

Atlas I.