[Intro] [whispered vocals] Pre-pa-re il fuo-co [full voice] Let the six strings testify [Verse 1] Ink on the staff Hands on the fretboard I sketch in silence Still hearing thunder Tiny black notes Hiding a demon Waiting for breath To turn into blunder or wonder [Chorus] I’m writing a face-melting solo Let it climb Let it cry Let it burn Every bend a cathedral in free-fall Every run a sharp turn I’m writing a face-melting solo Let it howl Let it carve through the sky When it hits When it hits that high E Even angels step aside [Verse 2] Triplets like daggers Slash through the measure Chromatic daggers Tasting the edge One wrong slide And the spell shatters One right slide And the room begs [Pre-Chorus] So I pray to calloused fingers To the ghosts of every stage Give me reckless little phrases Let me set this paper ablaze [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Soft at first A single spark One long note Cutting the dark Then it breaks Into fireworks Wild A laughing monster A terrified child [crescendo] Write it higher Higher Higher Til the ink can’t hold the fire [Chorus] [guitar solo]
