Chronos Mirage

[Intro] (Instrumental intro featuring a haunting Mellotron melody over a complex, shifting 7/8 bass and drum pattern, building with layered guitars and atmospheric synths) [Verse 1] Tick-tock whispers on fractured glass A million moments, gone too fast Reflections shift in the mercury stream Is this real life, or just a dream? The pendulum swings in asymmetric time A labyrinth built without reason or rhyme Searching for meaning in the cosmic haze Lost in the echo of forgotten days [Chorus] Oh, Chronos Mirage! A shifting stage! Can we rewrite the page? Before the future fades? Oh, Chronos Mirage! Caught in the cage! Of moments we engage! On this temporal stage! [Verse 2] Neon constellations map the void Machines hum secrets, paranoid Data streams flow like electric rain Connecting joy, connecting pain A digital ghost in the circuitry glows Asking the question nobody knows: If time's a river, where does it end? Or is it a circle, without start or end? [Chorus] Oh, Chronos Mirage! A shifting stage! Can we rewrite the page? Before the future fades? Oh, Chronos Mirage! Caught in the cage! Of moments we engage! On this temporal stage! [Bridge] (Instrumental section: Starts with a delicate piano and fretless bass duet, then builds into a powerful guitar solo over complex polyrhythms, followed by a synth solo exploring ambient textures and arpeggios, showcasing dynamic shifts and odd time signatures (5/4, 13/8)) [Verse 3] A face appears in the liquid chrome Feels like a memory, feels like home But logic screams it cannot be Trapped between what's real and what we see The mirror cracks from side to side Revealing truths we tried to hide The weight of choices, paths untrod Connecting us to man and god [Chorus] Oh, Chronos Mirage! A shifting stage! Can we rewrite the page? Before the future fades? Oh, Chronos Mirage! Caught in the cage! Of moments we engage! On this temporal stage! [Outro] (Extended instrumental outro: Begins with a reprise of the chorus melody on synth, then deconstructs into ambient soundscapes, featuring ethereal vocals ("Time bends... light fades..."), a final powerful drum fill, and a complex bass motif. Gradually fades out with swirling synths and a single, sustained guitar note echoing into silence, leaving a sense of unresolved mystery.)