(Music Intro) (A low, distorted, chugging guitar riff in a minor key. The tempo is slow and deliberate, like a heartbeat. A deep, melodic bass line slinks underneath. Drums enter with a heavy, simple pattern on the kick and snare, with a sizzle on the hi-hat.) (Verse 1) (Vocals are a low, haunted baritone, almost a whisper, but with grit.) The walls are closing in again, a familiar, cold embrace Echoes of a losing fight, written on my face I draw the shades and lock the door, to shut the world away But there's no lock for what's behind the words I'll never say... (Chorus) (The music swells in volume and intensity. The vocals become a pained, powerful clean tenor, rising above the driving rhythm.) I spoke to the demons in my head to go away or die! They asked me a question... WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOUR FRIENDS BETRAY'S YOU? (Guitar lets out a dissonant bend) WHERE WILL I GO WHEN YOUR FAMILY TURN THIER BACK ON YOU? (The drums hit a crashing fill) WHO WILL I WALK IN THE WAR WITH WHEN I WILL BE OVERWHELMED... (Music suddenly drops to a tense, quiet chug for the next line, vocals are a desperate, strained whisper) ...when DISLOYALITY OF LOVE SCREAMS THE LOUDEST? (Full band crashes back in with immense weight and sludgy force) MY DEMONS IN MY MIND WILL THEN FIND ME THE PEACE... AND TEACH ME TO ENJOY THE PAIN! EVEN WHEN BLOOD RAINS! (Verse 2) (Music pulls back to the verse groove, but feels heavier now. Vocals are darker, more resigned.) I've built my altars to their lies, I've learned to love the dread This sanctuary made of scars inside my head They don't demand a single thing, no hollow, cheap respect Just to savor every failure, every flaw they help detect... (Chorus) (Even more intense and aggressive this time. The vocalist is nearly shouting the lines with defiant anguish.) I spoke to the demons in my head to go away or die! They asked me a question! WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOUR FRIENDS BETRAY'S YOU? (Crashing cymbals) WHERE WILL I GO WHEN YOUR FAMILY TURN THIER BACK ON YOU? (Thundering bass drum) WHO WILL I WALK IN THE WAR WITH WHEN I WILL BE OVERWHELMED... (Music drops out again, leaving only a throbbing bass line) ...when DISLOYALITY OF LOVE SCREAMS THE LOUDEST? (Band explodes back in) MY DEMONS IN MY MIND WILL THEN FIND ME THE PEACE... AND TEACH ME TO ENJOY THE PAIN! EVEN WHEN BLOOD RAINS! (Bridge) (Tempo slows to a crushing, doom-metal crawl. The guitar riff becomes simpler, lower, and more menacing. Vocals are a deep, chanting monotone, layered with a faint, eerie whisper.) This world will break you... it's a promise, not a lie. So let the comfort of the dark consume you from inside. There is no savior... there is no guiding light. There's only ME... and THEM... in the everlasting night... (Guitar Solo) (A searing, wah-infused guitar solo. It's not technically showy, but full of emotion—bending notes that sound like screams, descending scales that evoke falling. It's melodic, yet deeply sorrowful and angry.) (Outro Chorus) (The band kicks back into the heavy groove, but it feels more exhausted, more final. The vocals are a mix of clean and harsh, layered, as if the singer and his demons are now one voice.) I SPOKE TO THE DEMONS... TO GO AWAY AND DIE! THEY GAVE ME THE ANSWER! WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOUR FRIENDS BETRAY'S YOU? [DEMONIC VOICE]: You'll be with us... WHERE WILL I GO WHEN YOUR FAMILY TURN THIER BACK ON YOU? [DEMONIC VOICE]: You'll be with us.... WHO WILL I WALK IN THE WAR WITH WHEN I WILL BE OVERWHELMED... ...when DISLOYALITY OF LOVE SCREAMS THE LOUDEST? [DEMONIC VOICE]: You'll be with us..... (Music fades to a slow, feedback-drenched crawl) MY DEMONS... MY MIND... MY PEACE... (Final, whispered line over a single, fading guitar note) They've taught me... to enjoy... the Pain...Even if it ....BLOOD...... RAINS.... (Outro) (The final guitar note rings out with feedback, slowly decaying into silence. The last sound is a single, deep hit on a floor tom that echoes into nothing.)
