Suffocating [NU Metal / Alternative Rock/ Alternative Metal]

I was in my teens when NU-metal exploded in popularity, and naturally, it influenced my taste in music. I still enjoy the occasional NU-metal track to this day.

Late one night (and after a couple of beers), I started experimenting with music AI's again and ended up with a 2-minute track. While only about 15 seconds of it really caught my attention, I decided to crop, extend, and rework it from there. I took full control of the lyrics and guided the progression to match my vision.

Here's the final result – enjoy!

Process:

Carefully craft meaningful, personal lyrics using several lyric AI's.
Feed those lyrics to music AI's to generate the foundation of the track.
Describe my mood or the creatures from my mind, and create the song piece by piece with music AI's.
Envision the imagery that comes to mind while listening to the song, then generate artwork with AI (it can get pretty dark).
Animate the artwork with AI for a dynamic visual experience.
Upscale and interpolate all the artwork using Adobe After Effects.
Edit everything into an abstract music video with some help from AI in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Lyrics:

I feel you wrap around my throat
Tighten the noose, drag me below
Your words are poison, thick like smoke
Choking on the lies you spoke.

I scream, but there’s no air to breathe
You’ve fed my rage, and I can’t leave
Now I’m locked in your twisted game
But you’ll never see me break.

I’m suffocating,
My bones are shaking,
I’ve been waiting
And I’m about to explode!

Twisted grip, you’re pulling me under
Tear me apart, I’ll rip you asunder
I crave the hate, I crave the pain
I’m stuck inside your twisted game.
Twisted grip, my soul is crashing
Ripped and torn, no way of lasting
I can’t see what’s left of me
Inside your twisted grip, I’ll be.

Your shadow lingers in my head
It whispers, “Better off dead”
I taste the venom, feel the sting
Made me addicted to suffering.

You built this nightmare from my shame
Now I’m a monster with no name
Trapped in the war inside my skin
I Let the madness pull me in.

I’m suffocating,
My bones are shaking,
I’ve been waiting
And I’m ready to blow!

Twisted grip, you’re pulling me under
Tear me apart, I’ll rip you asunder
I crave the hate, I crave the pain
I’m stuck inside your twisted game.
Twisted grip, my soul is crashing
Ripped and torn, no way of lasting
I can’t see what’s left of me
Inside your twisted grip, I will be.

You think you’ve won?! (But I’m not falling!)
You've tried to run! (But I’m still coming!)
Your grip is tight (but it will bend!)
It’s crashing down (this is the end!)

Twisted grip, you’re pulling me under
Tear me apart, I’ll rip you asunder.
I crave the hate, I crave the pain
I’m stuck inside your twisted game.
Twisted grip, my soul is crashing
Ripped and torn, no way of lasting
I can’t see what’s left of me /
Inside your twisted grip, I’ll be.

Inside that twisted grip… I will be.
You’re drowning, drowning, but you won’t take me.