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This song reads like a lost Alan Wake song: Swans — "The Merge"

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[Verse 1]

Now, a light grows inside

Painting shadows, under skin

Spreading slowly in a tide

Flooding fingers, limbs, sealing eyes

[Verse 2]

And here, is a forеst

And here, is a stone

Right hеre, are the marks they made

I still hear them, they still call

They sing through me, they still sing

[Verse 3]

And I, I will wander, in a lake, under water

Where the jewels drift by me forever

Where their minds combine and silence is laughter

Where waking is dreaming, where motion is stillness

While I, I drift in the tides, in wonder, going under

Sorry if this type of post isn't allowed, but I like how the lyrics in Alan Wake 2's songs are all written for the game, and I feel like this song (which came out this year) would fit right in!

We've got the light, the shadows, the lake, the extensive time underwater, the forest, and the general creepiness. Plus "The Merge" is thematically similar to "The Overlap". Sonically the song is pretty creepy too! I can't seem to post the youtube link in the text here, so look it up if you want to hear it.

Posted Jul 8, 2025, 4:51 PM UTC

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