Shadow and Bone v2 try 1

Bluegrass, Thrash, Heavy Metal, Indie Rock, [Deep Gritty Male Vocal], [Badgids]

[INSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE]
[Em] [G] [D] [A]
[*Rapid, aggressive mandolin tremolo with heavy reverb*]
[*Deep, resonant kick drum "thump-thump" like a heartbeat*]
[*Banjo slides into a minor key distortion*]

[Male Vocals: Badgids (Deep, raspy, echoing)]
[INTRO]
[Em]               [G]
(I can't go down...)
[D]                [A]
(The earth won't take me...)
[Em]               [G]               [D]              [A]
*Sound of dry bones rattling rhythmically against wood*

[VERSE 1]
[Em]               [G]
She calls me a shadow, but I’m made of the bone
[D]               [A]
A cage for a spirit that can’t find a home
[Em]               [G]
I’d like to believe that the rot would set in
[D]               [A]
But the soil just spits back the state that I’m in
[Em]               [G]
She’s looking for warmth in a cold rib-cage wall
[D]               [A]
Watching the seasons and waiting for fall
[Em]               [G]
But the leaves only die while I’m forced to remain
[D]               [A]
A permanent fixture of porcelain pain

[PRE-CHORUS]
[C]                [G]
(Mezzo Piano) The clock is ticking...
[D]                [Em]
(Mezzo Forte) But the hands are stuck...
[C]                [D]
(Forte) AND THE SOIL IS SEALED!

[CHORUS]
[Em]         [C]
I have become eternal
[G]          [D]
To the dirt
[Em]         [C]
I have become infernal
[G]          [D]
To her hurt
[Em]         [C]
Too hard to break, too hollow to mend
[G]          [D]           [Em]
A ghost with a story that won't ever end
[C]          [D]
I’m eternal

[VERSE 2]
[Em]               [G]
I try to remember the beat in my chest
[D]               [A]
Before I was cursed with this lack of a rest
[Em]               [G]
She’s wanting a man who can wither and age
[D]               [A]
Not a skeleton pacing a limestone cage
[Em]               [G]
My grin is a fixture, it’s carved in the white
[D]               [A]
While she cries for the mercy of one final night
[Em]               [G]
I’m an antique of sorrow, a relic of grief
[D]               [A]               [Em]
A mountain of bone with no hope of relief

[BRIDGE]
[Am]                [Em]
The worms came and went, they had nothing to chew
[Am]                [B7]
The crows moved along, they had nothing to do
[Am]                [Em]
I’m standing in rain but I never get wet
[C]                 [D]
I’M THE ONLY DEBT NATURE CAN NEVER COLLECT!

[SOLO]
[Em] [G] [D] [A] (x2)
[*Dissonant, high-speed mandolin solo mimicking a scream*]
[*Banjo rolls become chaotic and percussive*]
[*Bass guitar provides a distorted "Thunder" rumble*]

[BREAKDOWN]
[*Music strips back to just a rhythmic mandolin pulse and a foot stomp*]
[Em]
Too dead to live, too alive to rot
[G]
Remembering things that the world has forgot
[D]
Too long or too short, what the afterlife taught
[A]
Eternal...
[Em]
Too cold or too dry, too much of a lie
[G]
She’s praying for death but I can’t even die
[D]
The marrow is gone but the memory stays
[A]
NO! YEAH! NO-O-O-O!

[FINAL CHORUS]
[Em]         [C]
(Fortissimo) I HAVE BECOME ETERNAL!
[G]          [D]
TO THE DIRT!
[Em]         [C]
I HAVE BECOME INFERNAL!
[G]          [D]
TO HER HURT!
[Em]         [C]
Too hard to break, too hollow to mend
[G]          [D]             [Em]
The man who was broken is now without end
[C]          [D]
I’m eternal...

[OUTRO]
[Em]         [G]
(Piano) I can’t go down...
[D]          [A]
No rest for the bone...
[Em]         [G]
(Pianissimo) Unending...
[D]          [A]
Unbreaking...
[Em]
Alone.

[FADE OUT]
[*The sound of a single mandolin string snapping*]
[*Final stomp of the drum*]

[END]

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[Decade: 1995] [Genre: Bluegrass, Subgenre: Indie Rock] [Country: USA] [Vocalist info: Deep Gritty Male Vocals] [Music descriptors: driving mandolin pulses, stomping drum beats, thunder bass, syncopated banjo accents] [Tempo: 130 BPM] [Produced by Badgids, Rob Zombie, White Zombie] [Studios: The Sound Kitchen & Ocean Way] [INSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE] [Em] [G] [D] [A] [*Rapid, aggressive mandolin tremolo with heavy reverb*] [*Deep, resonant kick drum "thump-thump" like a heartbeat*] [*Banjo slides into a minor key distortion*] [Male Vocals: Badgids (Deep, raspy, echoing)] [INTRO] [Em] [G] (I can't go down...) [D] [A] (The earth won't take me...) [Em] [G] [D] [A] *Sound of dry bones rattling rhythmically against wood* [VERSE 1] [Em] [G] She calls me a shadow, but I’m made of the bone [D] [A] A cage for a spirit that can’t find a home [Em] [G] I’d like to believe that the rot would set in [D] [A] But the soil just spits back the state that I’m in [Em] [G] She’s looking for warmth in a cold rib-cage wall [D] [A] Watching the seasons and waiting for fall [Em] [G] But the leaves only die while I’m forced to remain [D] [A] A permanent fixture of porcelain pain [PRE-CHORUS] [C] [G] (Mezzo Piano) The clock is ticking... [D] [Em] (Mezzo Forte) But the hands are stuck... [C] [D] (Forte) AND THE SOIL IS SEALED! [CHORUS] [Em] [C] I have become eternal [G] [D] To the dirt [Em] [C] I have become infernal [G] [D] To her hurt [Em] [C] Too hard to break, too hollow to mend [G] [D] [Em] A ghost with a story that won't ever end [C] [D] I’m eternal [VERSE 2] [Em] [G] I try to remember the beat in my chest [D] [A] Before I was cursed with this lack of a rest [Em] [G] She’s wanting a man who can wither and age [D] [A] Not a skeleton pacing a limestone cage [Em] [G] My grin is a fixture, it’s carved in the white [D] [A] While she cries for the mercy of one final night [Em] [G] I’m an antique of sorrow, a relic of grief [D] [A] [Em] A mountain of bone with no hope of relief [CHORUS] [Em] [C] I have become eternal [G] [D] To the dirt [Em] [C] I have become infernal [G] [D] To her hurt [Em] [C] Too hard to break, too hollow to mend [G] [D] [Em] A ghost with a story that won't ever end [C] [D] I’m eternal [BRIDGE] [Am] [Em] The worms came and went, they had nothing to chew [Am] [B7] The crows moved along, they had nothing to do [Am] [Em] I’m standing in rain but I never get wet [C] [D] I’M THE ONLY DEBT NATURE CAN NEVER COLLECT! [SOLO] [Em] [G] [D] [A] (x2) [*Dissonant, high-speed mandolin solo mimicking a scream*] [*Banjo rolls become chaotic and percussive*] [*Bass guitar provides a distorted "Thunder" rumble*] [BREAKDOWN] [*Music strips back to just a rhythmic mandolin pulse and a foot stomp*] [Em] Too dead to live, too alive to rot [G] Remembering things that the world has forgot [D] Too long or too short, what the afterlife taught [A] Eternal... [Em] Too cold or too dry, too much of a lie [G] She’s praying for death but I can’t even die [D] The marrow is gone but the memory stays [A] NO! YEAH! NO-O-O-O! [FINAL CHORUS] [Em] [C] (Fortissimo) I HAVE BECOME ETERNAL! [G] [D] TO THE DIRT! [Em] [C] I HAVE BECOME INFERNAL! [G] [D] TO HER HURT! [Em] [C] Too hard to break, too hollow to mend [G] [D] [Em] The man who was broken is now without end [C] [D] I’m eternal... [OUTRO] [Em] [G] (Piano) I can’t go down... [D] [A] No rest for the bone... [Em] [G] (Pianissimo) Unending... [D] [A] Unbreaking... [Em] Alone. [FADE OUT] [*The sound of a single mandolin string snapping*] [*Final stomp of the drum*] [END]

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