[Verse 1: Seething nu-metal male lead, raw shouted verse, drop-tuned seven-string guitar riff] Legion hall on Ash Street, last night of October Folding chairs and a meter, half the town ain't sober Plastic trophy on the table with a gold-paint crown Six years running I'm the loudest in town I don't warm up, I don't sip on the tea They wrote the name on the plaque, it was already me I stepped to the line and I opened my jaw Rattled the flag in the case on the wall Then the man with the clipboard said one more signed late Little old lady in a shawl at the gate Shuffled to the line with her hands in a knot Smiled at me once like she knew what I got [Hook: Seething nu-metal male lead, slamming drums, growling bass, raw full voice] Out of my mouth, it came out of my mouth She never made a sound and it tore its way out Her voice in my throat and my jaw won't shut Out of my mouth, now it won't give up [Verse 2: Seething nu-metal male lead, raw shouted verse, turntable scratches] She opened up wide and the hall held still Nothing came out of her, never will Then my throat got hot and my ribs got tight And a scream climbed up that was older than night Higher than mine, it was thin like wire Tearing up out of me, burning like fire Meter on the table pinned hard to the red Every dog on Ash Street was howling in bed She just stood there smiling with her mouth open wide Not a peep from her, it was all from inside Judges gave her the trophy and she shuffled away And my jaw stayed locked the whole drive home that day [Hook: Seething nu-metal male lead, slamming drums, growling bass, raw full voice] Out of my mouth, it came out of my mouth She never made a sound and it tore its way out Her voice in my throat and my jaw won't shut Out of my mouth, now it won't give up [Bridge: Seething nu-metal male lead, detune dive, the whole band detunes and dives down in pitch together then slams back up to full tuning] Every night since, I lay down and it starts Climbing up my neck from the floor of my heart I bite on a towel, I lock up my teeth But it finds a way out from the dark underneath Six years I was loud and I wanted the crown Now the loudest thing in me is the one holding me down [Final Hook: Seething nu-metal male lead, full band back at full tuning, raw shouted, full voice] Out of my mouth, it came out of my mouth She never made a sound and it tore its way out Her voice in my throat and my jaw won't shut Out of my mouth, now it won't give up [End]
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