Bonus Track #3 🔥 Snake in the Grass

experimental alternative metal, Armenian and Balkan folk

V6-WILD

[TITLE: SNAKE IN THE GRASS]
[ARTIST: BANDINA]
[VERSION: THE MADHOUSE VERSION]

[EXPERIMENTAL ALTERNATIVE METAL]
[TWO DISTINCT MALE VOCALISTS ONLY]
[VOICE A: ELASTIC THEATRICAL TENOR-BARITONE]
[VOICE B: ROUGH AGGRESSIVE LOW BARITONE]
[MANIC RHYTHMIC SWITCHES, HAUNTING HARMONIES]
[NO FEMALE VOICES, NO RAP]
[NO VOCALS BEFORE VERSE 1]

[INTRO — INSTRUMENTAL ONLY — 8 BARS]
[Single clean guitar plays an unsettling Eastern-modal melody]
[Sudden drop-C guitar stabs interrupt the melody]
[Bass follows crooked 7/8 accents]
[Drums enter with frantic tom rolls]
[Full band hits three sharp unison stops]
[ABSOLUTELY NO VOCALS, HUMMING, SPEECH, CHANTS OR VOCAL SAMPLES]

[VERSE 1 — VOICE A, RAPID STACCATO SINGING]
You shook my hand with a loaded smile
Said you'd walk beside me every mile
Had my back, that's what you said
While you counted every step ahead

[ABRUPT STOP — GUITAR SCRAPE]

[VOICE B — LOW AND ACCUSATORY]
You knew the names, you knew the game
Knew just where to place the blame

[VOICE A — HIGH, UNEASY MELODY]
Never raised your voice or showed your teeth
Just kept your knife where I couldn't see

[PRE-CHORUS — ALTERNATING MALE VOICES]
[VOICE B — BARKED]
You don't need a gun to take a shot!

[VOICE A — MELODIC]
Don't need a match to burn the lot!

[VOICE B — RHYTHMIC]
Some folks lie, some folks steal!

[BOTH — UNISON]
Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel!

[ONE-BEAT DEAD SILENCE]

[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE, ANGULAR, TWO MALE VOICES]
[BOTH — FIERCE UNISON]
SNAKE IN THE GRASS!

[VOICE A — SOARING, UNSETTLING]
I HEAR YOU MOVING!

[VOICE B — HARSH]
SMILE IN MY FACE!

[BOTH — CLOSE DISSONANT HARMONY]
WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME!

[DRUMS SWITCH TO HALF-TIME]

[BOTH]
SNAKE IN THE GRASS!

[VOICE B]
I KNOW YOUR KIND!

[VOICE A]
SAY YOU GOT MY BACK

[BOTH — ABRUPT STACCATO]
WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND!

[INSTRUMENTAL — 4 BARS]
[Fast chromatic guitar riff, sudden stops]
[NO VOCALS]

[POST-CHORUS — VOICE A, HAUNTING MELODY]
Keep your friends close
Keep your enemies in sight

[VOICE B — LOW HARMONY]
It's the ones that call you brother
That'll cut you in the night

[VERSE 2 — 5/4 RHYTHM, VOICE A STACCATO]
You played the part, you wore the face
Took your seat and knew your place
Passed the word when I wasn't there
Then acted shocked when it filled the air

[DRUM FILL — RHYTHM SNAPS TO 4/4]

[VOICE B — AGGRESSIVE]
Every favor came with strings
Every promise had hidden things

[VOICE A — SUDDEN HIGH MELODIC REGISTER]
You didn't stab me in the street
You pulled the ground from under my feet

[PRE-CHORUS — TWO VOICES TRADING LINES]
[VOICE B]
You don't need a gun to take a shot!

[VOICE A]
Don't need a match to burn the lot!

[VOICE B]
Some folks lie, some folks steal!

[BOTH]
Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel!

[CHORUS — FULL BAND, JAGGED UNISON RIFF]
SNAKE IN THE GRASS!
I HEAR YOU MOVING!
SMILE IN MY FACE!
WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME!

SNAKE IN THE GRASS!
I KNOW YOUR KIND!
SAY YOU GOT MY BACK
WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND!

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 12 BARS]
[Frantic chromatic guitar and bass unison]
[Sudden 7/8 accents and hard stops]
[Short Eastern-modal lead guitar passage]
[Drums alternate double-time and half-time]
[NO VOCALS]

[BRIDGE — CLEAN GUITAR, VOICE A ALMOST OPERATIC]
Funny how the truth comes out
When the room gets quiet
Funny how the loudest loyalty
Never seems to buy it

[VOICE B — LOW, DRY, NEAR-SPOKEN]
I don't need revenge
I don't need a scene

[BOTH — EERIE CLOSE HARMONY]
I just know exactly
What your friendship means

[DEAD SILENCE — ONE FULL BAR]

[BREAKDOWN — HEAVY DISSONANT DROP-C RIFF]
[VOICE B — SHORT, FORCEFUL PHRASES]
I saw the tracks!
I heard the sound!
I watched you smile!
While you dragged me down!

[VOICE A — FRANTIC HIGH REGISTER]
No more favors!
No more trust!

[BOTH — AGGRESSIVE UNISON]
I know what crawls
Beneath the dust!

[INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS]
[Wild stop-start guitar riff]
[Frantic drums with irregular accents]
[Sudden shift to slow, beautiful clean guitar]
[NO VOCALS]

[FINAL CHORUS — MAXIMUM CONTRAST, TWO MALE VOICES]
SNAKE IN THE GRASS!
I HEAR YOU MOVING!
SMILE IN MY FACE!
WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME!

SNAKE IN THE GRASS!
I KNOW YOUR KIND!
SAY YOU GOT MY BACK
WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND!

[FINAL REFRAIN — HAUNTING MALE HARMONIES]
[VOICE A — SOFT]
Snake in the grass...

[VOICE B — DEEP]
I know your kind...

[BOTH — SLOW DISSONANT HARMONY]
Snake in the grass...
You were never on my side...

[OUTRO — VOICE A, QUIET AND CONTROLLED]
You can keep the handshake
You can keep the smile

[VOICE B — LOW]
I know what you are

[BOTH — UNISON]
I just didn't know it for a while

[FINAL INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS]
[Original Eastern-modal guitar melody returns]
[Sudden full-band blast]
[Three violent rhythmic stops]
[One final dissonant chord]
[ABRUPT END — NO VOCALS]

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[TITLE: SNAKE IN THE GRASS] [ARTIST: BANDINA] [VERSION: THE MADHOUSE VERSION] [EXPERIMENTAL ALTERNATIVE METAL] [TWO DISTINCT MALE VOCALISTS ONLY] [VOICE A: ELASTIC THEATRICAL TENOR-BARITONE] [VOICE B: ROUGH AGGRESSIVE LOW BARITONE] [MANIC RHYTHMIC SWITCHES, HAUNTING HARMONIES] [NO FEMALE VOICES, NO RAP] [NO VOCALS BEFORE VERSE 1] [INTRO — INSTRUMENTAL ONLY — 8 BARS] [Single clean guitar plays an unsettling Eastern-modal melody] [Sudden drop-C guitar stabs interrupt the melody] [Bass follows crooked 7/8 accents] [Drums enter with frantic tom rolls] [Full band hits three sharp unison stops] [ABSOLUTELY NO VOCALS, HUMMING, SPEECH, CHANTS OR VOCAL SAMPLES] [VERSE 1 — VOICE A, RAPID STACCATO SINGING] You shook my hand with a loaded smile Said you'd walk beside me every mile Had my back, that's what you said While you counted every step ahead [ABRUPT STOP — GUITAR SCRAPE] [VOICE B — LOW AND ACCUSATORY] You knew the names, you knew the game Knew just where to place the blame [VOICE A — HIGH, UNEASY MELODY] Never raised your voice or showed your teeth Just kept your knife where I couldn't see [PRE-CHORUS — ALTERNATING MALE VOICES] [VOICE B — BARKED] You don't need a gun to take a shot! [VOICE A — MELODIC] Don't need a match to burn the lot! [VOICE B — RHYTHMIC] Some folks lie, some folks steal! [BOTH — UNISON] Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel! [ONE-BEAT DEAD SILENCE] [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE, ANGULAR, TWO MALE VOICES] [BOTH — FIERCE UNISON] SNAKE IN THE GRASS! [VOICE A — SOARING, UNSETTLING] I HEAR YOU MOVING! [VOICE B — HARSH] SMILE IN MY FACE! [BOTH — CLOSE DISSONANT HARMONY] WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME! [DRUMS SWITCH TO HALF-TIME] [BOTH] SNAKE IN THE GRASS! [VOICE B] I KNOW YOUR KIND! [VOICE A] SAY YOU GOT MY BACK [BOTH — ABRUPT STACCATO] WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND! [INSTRUMENTAL — 4 BARS] [Fast chromatic guitar riff, sudden stops] [NO VOCALS] [POST-CHORUS — VOICE A, HAUNTING MELODY] Keep your friends close Keep your enemies in sight [VOICE B — LOW HARMONY] It's the ones that call you brother That'll cut you in the night [VERSE 2 — 5/4 RHYTHM, VOICE A STACCATO] You played the part, you wore the face Took your seat and knew your place Passed the word when I wasn't there Then acted shocked when it filled the air [DRUM FILL — RHYTHM SNAPS TO 4/4] [VOICE B — AGGRESSIVE] Every favor came with strings Every promise had hidden things [VOICE A — SUDDEN HIGH MELODIC REGISTER] You didn't stab me in the street You pulled the ground from under my feet [PRE-CHORUS — TWO VOICES TRADING LINES] [VOICE B] You don't need a gun to take a shot! [VOICE A] Don't need a match to burn the lot! [VOICE B] Some folks lie, some folks steal! [BOTH] Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel! [CHORUS — FULL BAND, JAGGED UNISON RIFF] SNAKE IN THE GRASS! I HEAR YOU MOVING! SMILE IN MY FACE! WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME! SNAKE IN THE GRASS! I KNOW YOUR KIND! SAY YOU GOT MY BACK WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 12 BARS] [Frantic chromatic guitar and bass unison] [Sudden 7/8 accents and hard stops] [Short Eastern-modal lead guitar passage] [Drums alternate double-time and half-time] [NO VOCALS] [BRIDGE — CLEAN GUITAR, VOICE A ALMOST OPERATIC] Funny how the truth comes out When the room gets quiet Funny how the loudest loyalty Never seems to buy it [VOICE B — LOW, DRY, NEAR-SPOKEN] I don't need revenge I don't need a scene [BOTH — EERIE CLOSE HARMONY] I just know exactly What your friendship means [DEAD SILENCE — ONE FULL BAR] [BREAKDOWN — HEAVY DISSONANT DROP-C RIFF] [VOICE B — SHORT, FORCEFUL PHRASES] I saw the tracks! I heard the sound! I watched you smile! While you dragged me down! [VOICE A — FRANTIC HIGH REGISTER] No more favors! No more trust! [BOTH — AGGRESSIVE UNISON] I know what crawls Beneath the dust! [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Wild stop-start guitar riff] [Frantic drums with irregular accents] [Sudden shift to slow, beautiful clean guitar] [NO VOCALS] [FINAL CHORUS — MAXIMUM CONTRAST, TWO MALE VOICES] SNAKE IN THE GRASS! I HEAR YOU MOVING! SMILE IN MY FACE! WHILE THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH ME! SNAKE IN THE GRASS! I KNOW YOUR KIND! SAY YOU GOT MY BACK WHILE YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND! [FINAL REFRAIN — HAUNTING MALE HARMONIES] [VOICE A — SOFT] Snake in the grass... [VOICE B — DEEP] I know your kind... [BOTH — SLOW DISSONANT HARMONY] Snake in the grass... You were never on my side... [OUTRO — VOICE A, QUIET AND CONTROLLED] You can keep the handshake You can keep the smile [VOICE B — LOW] I know what you are [BOTH — UNISON] I just didn't know it for a while [FINAL INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [Original Eastern-modal guitar melody returns] [Sudden full-band blast] [Three violent rhythmic stops] [One final dissonant chord] [ABRUPT END — NO VOCALS]

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