[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, palm-muted] [drums enter with heavy snare and double-kick] [harmonized lead guitar melody] [Verse 1] [bass and drums continue, guitar plays rhythmic chugging] There's a place They call the skull Across the wood Heart of stone Blood and flesh Muscle and bone Torn apart By life to war Yes it was Yes it was [Chorus] [full band intensity increases, open power chords] A masquerade Or a spirit of hope Mocking ground A laugh on death Blood and flesh His muscles and his bones Torn apart My life to war Yes it was Yes it was [Guitar Solo] [blues-rock influenced shredding, wah-pedal, fast pentatonic runs] [Bridge] [drums drop to half-time feel] Blood still speaks Blood still speaks [vocal grows into a scream] Blood still speaks Blood still speaks [Outro] [main riff returns] [final crash cymbal and guitar feedback]
