[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, palm-muted chugging] [drums enter with snare rolls and heavy kick] [harmonized guitar lead melody] [Verse 1] [bass and drums continue, guitar switches to rhythmic stabs] Waking up in a sweat, the walls are closing in The demon in the mirror wears a jagged grin I try to run but my feet are nailed to the floor A prisoner of the night, I can't take it anymore [Chorus] [full band intensity, open power chords] Whoa! Whispers in the dark, they call my name in vain A symphony of madness drowning in the pain The clock is ticking backwards, time is standing still Surrender to the darkness against my broken will Yeah! [Post-Chorus] Every breath is heavy, every step is steep Beware the things that hunt you while you sleep Chains of the unseen, binding up my soul Digging through the wreckage, losing all control Screaming at the silence, no one hears the call Watcher in the shadows, waiting for the fall (Oh yeah) Waiting for the fall [Verse 2] [guitar chugging returns] Paranoia rising, a fever in the brain Injecting fear and sorrow directly in the vein The master of the puppets pulls the strings so tight Dancing on the edge of an eternal night [Chorus] Trust is just a weapon they use to bleed you dry Promises are ashes falling from the sky Look into my eyes, tell me what you see A hollow shell of everything I used to be Go! [Bridge] Chains of the unseen, binding up my soul Digging through the wreckage, losing all control Screaming at the silence, no one hears the call Watcher in the shadows, waiting for the fall [Guitar Solo] [fast alternate picking, wah-wah pedal effects, high-pitched bends] [double-kick drum patterns] [Outro] Sanity is hanging by a single thread Voices getting louder inside my head No place to hide, no place to run The nightmare has only just begun (Hey, hey, hey, hey!) [technical guitar shredding] Chains of the unseen, binding up my soul Digging through the wreckage, losing all control Screaming at the silence, no one hears the call Watcher in the shadows, waiting for the fall Waiting for the fall (Yeah, yeah!) Break the chains! [final distorted chord rings out]
