The theme made me think of sequenced presets for some reason, so I leveraged a lot of those. Once I got to the beat drop I went with a pretty aggressive plucked synth bass which sort of drove the rest of the feel. Wanted to make sure to add some triangle wave toms since they reminded me of pipes.

high pressure fluid dynamics versus periodic oscillations

I've been dreaming of pipes

Miles and miles made of pipes

Never-ending valves and pipes

Nothing else than just pipes

Many nightmares filled with pipes

A song about plumbing.

this construct you've built

this network of silt

flows according to your will

beneath all the rust

how fragile their trust

another blockage in the duct

hazard of the trade

seek to eliminate

all that's standing in your way

hazard of the trade

seek to eliminate

all that's standing in your way

So...this is what I do now. Sorry.

I wanted to focus on composition and not muck about with virtual instruments too much this time, so I just used a simple soundfont. 100% of the sounds in this entry come from the Arachno soundfont.

Deep in the cold

Wet and old

Trapped in this prison

Drips sounding bold

I dream of a sky

I think of good-byes

Resolve like the steel pipes

that trap me inside

How long have I

been swimming in this sea

Who said that hell was fire?

They lied

I'm breaking out

Unsettled in my skin

I'm coming out

My patience wearing thin

Wash me clean

Watch me free

Leaving behind the steel pipes that trap me inside