[Intro] (Fast synth-hit intro, distorted guitars, gang shouts) (Male) Midnight! (Female) Hear 'em howl! (Gang) Hey! Hey! Hey! Dust begins to rise... Something's coming alive... --- [Verse 1] (Female Lead) Moonlight paints a silver cross upon the broken road, Every mile's another secret only darkness knows. A stranger waits with burning eyes beneath a crooked sign, Smiling like tomorrow was already his to buy. (Male Response) Turn around! (Female) His shadow stretches far too long. (Male) Don't believe him! (Gang) Move along! --- [Pre-Chorus] (Female) Every promise tastes like honey, Every kiss hides poison wine. (Male) Read between... (Gang) Read between... (Female) Every grin can hide a lie. --- [Chorus] (Female & Gang) At the crossroads, hear the hell hounds cry, Running through the darkness underneath the blood-red sky. The Devil wears a devilish charm and a crooked grin, Waiting for the moment that you finally let him in. (Male) Stand your ground! (Female & Gang) At the crossroads where the lost souls roam, The strongest heart remembers where its spirit calls home. --- [Verse 2] (Female) Dust devils dancing where the old roads meet, Chains keep rattling underneath my feet. Black eyes glowing through the drifting smoke, Every whispered bargain wrapped inside a joke. (Male) Hear them coming! (Female) Their footsteps shake the hollow ground. (Gang) Hear that sound! --- [Pre-Chorus] (Female) Gold can blind the clearest vision, Fear can sell the strongest soul. (Male) Hold the line! (Gang) Hold the line! (Female) Never give away control. --- [Chorus] At the crossroads, hear the hell hounds cry, Snapping at your footsteps as the storm clouds fill the sky. The Devil flashes that devilish charm with a knowing grin, But every shining doorway isn't meant to pull you in. (Male) Keep your faith! (Female & Gang) At the crossroads where the night grows cold, No bargain's worth the price of giving up your soul. --- [Bridge] (Half-time build into blazing triple-guitar solos) (Female) I hear the chains... they call my name... But I won't kneel before the flame. (Male) Rise above! (Gang) Rise above! (Female) No shadow owns the morning sun. (Gang) Run! Fight! Rise! Live! Run! Fight! Rise! Live! (Twin Guitar Solo) --- [Final Chorus] (Full Band) At the crossroads, hear the hell hounds cry, Still they can't outrun the truth that lives inside. The Devil laughs with that devilish charm and wicked grin, But courage slams the gates before he can step in. At the crossroads, where the lost are found, Hope is louder than the howling hounds. Raise your voice until the heavens roll! (Male & Gang) Never surrender! (Female) The crossroads choose no one... (All) You choose your soul! (Gang Outro) Hey! Hey! Hey! Stand your ground! Hey! Hey! Hey! The hounds back down!
