Rhythm of Pain V1

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realistic male harmonies, Pentecostal, slap bass, deep drums, female choir, studio recorded

(The music begins with a single, deep drumbeat, like a heart starting slow, then the beat drops.)

(Verse 1)
I was brought me from the darkness, a boy with empty eyes
They said I felt no love, no joy, beneath the cold grey skies
My mother wept a frozen tear, my father turned away
Dad left me to the wolves and wind, with nothing left to say
Pain carved a name upon my chest, a word I could not read
A hollow thing yet cast aside, a worthless, frozen seed.

(Chorus - The drums and guitar enter, raw and fierce)
But the pain! The pain! It fills me where the feelings used to be!
It hammers in my blood and bones a brand new memory!
Each scar a golden medal on a chest that learned to fight!
My shortcomings are the anchors that will drag me to the light!
To the light!

(Verse 2)
The first blow came from a pastor's axe, I laughed to feel the sting
A warmth spread out where blood should flow, a most peculiar thing
The second from a doctor's joke, a word meant to demean
I wore it like a battle-flag, the cruelest thing they'd seen
They thought they cut me to the bone, to make me bend or weep
They only carved another rune upon this skin I keep.

(Chorus)
'But the pain! The pain! It fills me where the feelings used to be!
It hammers in my blood and bones a brand new memory!
Each scar a golden medal on a chest that learned to fight!
My shortcomings are the anchors that will drag me to the light!
To the light!

(Bridge)
My shield is dented, my sword is chipped
My name is whispered from the lips
Of those who saw a hollow boy
And found a man they can't destroy.
This void inside is not a curse
It's room for something more, and more
Is where I'm going, where I'm from
The absence sings a silent drum.

(Guitar and drum solo for 8 bars)

(Chorus - Faster, more powerful)
By the pain! The pain! I'm rising where the feelings used to be!
It's forging in my soul a brand new kind of memory!
These scars are golden medals and I wear them with delight!
My shortcomings are the vessels that will carry me to the light!
To the light!

(Outro)
(Spoken/shouted over fading drums)
They saw a boy with nothing...
I am a man with everything.
The emptiness is mine.
It is my strength.
It is my shield.

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(The music begins with a single, deep drumbeat, like a heart starting slow, then the beat drops.) (Verse 1) I was brought me from the darkness, a boy with empty eyes They said I felt no love, no joy, beneath the cold grey skies My mother wept a frozen tear, my father turned away Dad left me to the wolves and wind, with nothing left to say Pain carved a name upon my chest, a word I could not read A hollow thing yet cast aside, a worthless, frozen seed. (Chorus - The drums and guitar enter, raw and fierce) But the pain! The pain! It fills me where the feelings used to be! It hammers in my blood and bones a brand new memory! Each scar a golden medal on a chest that learned to fight! My shortcomings are the anchors that will drag me to the light! To the light! (Verse 2) The first blow came from a pastor's axe, I laughed to feel the sting A warmth spread out where blood should flow, a most peculiar thing The second from a doctor's joke, a word meant to demean I wore it like a battle-flag, the cruelest thing they'd seen They thought they cut me to the bone, to make me bend or weep They only carved another rune upon this skin I keep. (Chorus) 'But the pain! The pain! It fills me where the feelings used to be! It hammers in my blood and bones a brand new memory! Each scar a golden medal on a chest that learned to fight! My shortcomings are the anchors that will drag me to the light! To the light! (Bridge) My shield is dented, my sword is chipped My name is whispered from the lips Of those who saw a hollow boy And found a man they can't destroy. This void inside is not a curse It's room for something more, and more Is where I'm going, where I'm from The absence sings a silent drum. (Guitar and drum solo for 8 bars) (Chorus - Faster, more powerful) By the pain! The pain! I'm rising where the feelings used to be! It's forging in my soul a brand new kind of memory! These scars are golden medals and I wear them with delight! My shortcomings are the vessels that will carry me to the light! To the light! (Outro) (Spoken/shouted over fading drums) They saw a boy with nothing... I am a man with everything. The emptiness is mine. It is my strength. It is my shield.

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