(Track) Labyrinth, the | Paper Monarchs Band

"And Deeper I go..."

The Labyrinth is a narrative on the journey through an emotional and psychological labyrinth (maze), symbolizing the struggle to confront one′s inner demons and escape from a haunting past that seeks to call the narrator deeper and deeper to the abyss. The expressions of machines humming and mirrored walls reflects a sense of isolation and automated introspection. The repeated phrase about being pulled down is designed to signify the weight of burden, while the cracks in the skin represent physical, real-world, vulnerability and the search for direction. This is expressed as a needle to a compass, suggesting a reliance on substances to find direction in navigating through guilt and pain, highlighting themes of addiction and the quest for self-discovery amidst chaos.

On March 20th, 2026. The Labyrinth was included in the lineup during Paper Monarchs live performance in New York City. The Labyrinth was the third song of the performance rotation, following "Black Hole: Event Horizon" and "Mind x Worm" before being concluded by "The Shadow Within." Despite being labeled as a demo at the time of its debut, the song would sustain itself as-is from then until its publication. This decision was made to help separate it from the track "Desensitized," which was inspired off the early work of The Labyrinth and was original meant to be the finalized version of this song.

I step into the labyrinth,
To see how deep it goes.
How deep it goes.
The machines begin to hum,
They're keeping time. Time with the ebb and flow,
Of my breath.
And deeper I go...

Verse 1

Verse 2

Through the corridors,
With no floor.
Only me,
Reflected in the mirrored walls.
The mirrors swallow all the light,
And so I turn and see,
Through me.
The way I go.
And deeper I go...

Pre-Chorus

It's always the same.
I try to escape it,
But then I hear it calling.
The labyrinth... Deeper...

Chorus

And the words...
They are,
Pulling me down,
Pulling me down,
Pulling me down, Pulling me down.
And the words...
They are, Pulling me down,
Pulling me down,
Pulling me down,
Pulling me down.

Verse 3

The cracks in my skin,
Are like a map,
To guide me home.
The needle is my compass,
The syringe,
The point of no return.
Where I will go.
Where I will go...

Chorus 2

Bridge

And as I go deeper,
The machines begin to whir.
They purr.
My organs sing,
Like a choir.
The choir in my heart,
Is pulling me down.
Is pulling me down.
And deeper I go...