Like I said, people are aware there's a sacrifice, but they don't really understand the weight of it.

It's different when you're the one waking up... changed. The sound of your voice a little softer - or maybe your skin beginning to bruise and decay.

And then, eventually, you can't make another sound. Or, every inch of your flesh is rotten. And then, you're no more than a strange, silenced musician, or an ugly demon to them.