[Intro – Cold wind, distant thunder, low guttural growls] [LOW GROWL] The sky bleeds red above the trees! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE DEAD LEAVES CRAWL ACROSS THE BREEZE! [LOW GROWL] The graveyard gates swing open wide! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] EVEN DEATH HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE! [Verse 1 – Deep guttural growls, heavy mid-tempo riffs] [LOW GROWL] The forest wears a crown of rust, Its ancient bones decay to dust. The ravens cackle, wolves complain, Another summer died in vain. [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE PUMPKINS ROT BESIDE THE DOOR! [LOW GROWL] The wind keeps howling, begging for more. My boots are soaked, my fingers numb, And even Satan's looking glum. [Pre-Chorus – Alternating growls, accelerating drums] [LOW GROWL] The northern winds begin to howl! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE REAPER WAKES AND BARES HIS SCOWL! [LOW GROWL] He grabs his scythe, he grabs his coat! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THEN SLIPS AND LANDS BESIDE A GOAT! [Chorus – Layered low and high growls, massive guitars] [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] LET THE HEAVENS SPLIT AND BURN! [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THERE'S NO SPRING FOR US TO EARN! [LOW GROWL] Blood-red leaves beneath skies of grey! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] SUMMER'S LIGHT HAS BLED AWAY! [DUAL GROWLS – Simultaneous] RAISE YOUR FISTS AGAINST THE NIGHT! WE'LL FREEZE IN HELL, BUT WE WON'T GO QUIETLY! [Verse 2 – Low growls with high-pitched vocal interruptions] [LOW GROWL] The skeletons are out tonight, No flesh to lose, no end in sight. A zombie staggers through the rain, Still bitching about his rotting brain. [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE WEREWOLF HOWLS BENEATH THE MOON! [LOW GROWL] His landlord wants the rent by noon. [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE VAMPIRE'S SHIVERING, PALE AND THIN! [LOW GROWL] His heating's dead, the cold gets in. [Pre-Chorus – Rising intensity, alternating vocal attacks] [LOW GROWL] The church bells toll, the ravens feast! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE FROST HAS CLAIMED THE VILLAGE PRIEST! [LOW GROWL] The dead crawl up, the living flee! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] WHO THE HELL STOLE MY LAST CUP OF TEA?! [Chorus – Full power, overlapping guttural and shrieking growls] [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] LET THE HEAVENS SPLIT AND BURN! [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THERE'S NO SPRING FOR US TO EARN! [LOW GROWL] Blood-red leaves beneath skies of grey! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] SUMMER'S LIGHT HAS BLED AWAY! [DUAL GROWLS – Simultaneous] RAISE YOUR FISTS AGAINST THE NIGHT! WE'LL FREEZE IN HELL, BUT WE WON'T GO QUIETLY! [Bridge – Slow, crushing guitars, sinister low voice] [LOW GROWL – Spoken, menacing] And from the mist, old Death appears, A rusted scythe, a thousand years. [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL – Sudden outburst] YOUR TIME HAS COME! YOUR SOUL IS MINE! [LOW GROWL – Dry, sarcastic delivery] Can you piss off? I'm doing fine! My heating's broken, the plumber's late, And now you've turned up at my gate! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL – Furious shriek] I'VE COME TO CLAIM YOU! [LOW GROWL] TAKE A NUMBER! [Instrumental Break – Dissonant guitar solo, pounding double bass] [Breakdown – Half-time drums, alternating low and high growls] [LOW GROWL] THE LEAVES FALL DOWN! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE DEAD ARISE! [LOW GROWL] THE SUN IS GONE! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THE DARKNESS THRIVES! [LOW GROWL] NO WARMTH! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] NO LIGHT! [LOW GROWL] NO HOPE! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] JUST NIGHT! [DUAL GROWLS – Explosive unison] AUTUMN REIGNS! THE WORLD DECAYS! [Final Chorus – Maximum aggression, both voices layered] [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] LET THE HEAVENS SPLIT AND BURN! [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] THERE'S NO SPRING FOR US TO EARN! [LOW GROWL] Through the frost, through blood and pain! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] WE'LL DANCE BENEATH THE ACID RAIN! [LOW GROWL] Raise your fists, defy the cold! [DUAL GROWLS] WE'RE DOOMED, WE'RE DAMNED, WE'RE GROWING OLD! [LOW GROWL] AUTUMN OF STEEL! [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL] HEAR THE DYING FORESTS CRY! [DUAL GROWLS – Final climax] AUTUMN OF STEEL! EVEN GODS ARE BORN TO DIE! [Outro – Slow, decaying guitars, distant wind] [LOW GROWL – Exhausted, ominous] The final leaf falls to the ground, No living soul, no living sound. The reaper sighs beneath the moon... [HIGH SCREAM-GROWL – Brief, distant] SEE YOU SOON! [LOW GROWL – Dry spoken delivery] Same bloody weather. See you next June. [End – Single raven call, fading wind, final distorted guitar note]
