Bloodless- Split Halo

[Intro - 5/4, Heavy Chugging Guitar with Subtle Flute]

[Verse 1 - 5/4]
Drew a circle in black salt and ash
Keep the world outside the line
They call it witchcraft, call it madness
I call it survival by design

No blood spilled in my ritual
No sacrifice upon the stone
Just incantations whispered nightly
To justify staying alone

[Pre-Chorus - 5/4, Building]
Cast the spell before they cast their stones
Hex myself before they break my bones
Conjure walls from fear and smoke
The darkest magic that I've invoked

[Chorus - 4/4, Heavy and Direct]
Bloodless
My hands are clean but still condemned
Bloodless
They burn the witch who won't repent
I built these wards from isolation
Cursed myself with separation
Bloodless ritual, empty hands
They fear what they don't understand

[Verse 2 - 5/4]
Moon-drawn symbols on my doorframe
Protective sigils everywhere
Not to summon ancient darkness
But to keep out what's already there

Their accusations work like poison
Self-fulfilling prophecy
The more I hide behind my magic
The more they call me enemy

[Pre-Chorus - 5/4, Building]
Weave protection into prison walls
Turn my remedy into my fall
Conjure safety into cage
The spell consumes the mage

[Chorus - 4/4, Heavy and Direct]
Bloodless
My hands are clean but still condemned
Bloodless
They burn the witch who won't repent
I built these wards from isolation
Cursed myself with separation
Bloodless ritual, empty hands
They fear what they don't understand

[Bridge - 5/4, Atmospheric with Prominent Flute/Chimes]
I never summoned demons
Only tried to keep them out
But now I can't tell the difference
Between protection and drought

The ritual's become compulsion
The circle's become a cell
I cast to keep the world away
And locked myself in hell

[Breakdown - 4/4, Crushing and Heavy]
No blood on the altar
But I'm bleeding out inside
No curse on my lips
But I'm dying where I hide

[Final Chorus - 4/4, Maximum Intensity]
BLOODLESS
My hands are clean but still condemned
BLOODLESS
They burn the witch who won't repent
I built these wards from isolation
Cursed myself with separation
BLOODLESS RITUAL, EMPTY HANDS
They fear what they don't understand
I BECAME WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND

[Outro - 5/4, Fading with Flute and Chimes]
Bloodless, bloodless...
Circle drawn but nothing's there...
Bloodless, bloodless...