The Ghouls - (1996) Burn, Baby, Burn - Feral Gospel

industrial metal, groove metal, thrash metal

[Intro: (revving noise synths, tom rolls, pick-scrapes)]

[Voiceover 1: (weathered baritone, measured cadence)]
the city keeps a ledger, every breath is a bet, and hunger pays in footsteps

[Verse 1: (tight chug, clipped phrasing)]
low street, cold beat, i taste the steel on my teeth
slow heat, hard feet, i chase the sin underneath
fast grin, thin skin, i write my name on the wind
black grin, dry gin, i trade my doubt for a win

[Pre-Chorus: (ride-bell pattern)]
raise dust, make noise, there’s a toll for the joy
bare knuckles, no choice, i turn rust into voice

[Chorus 1: (gang-shout hook)]
feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone
feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone
FERAL GOSPEL, cut to bone, i make thunder out of groans
feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow

[Verse 2: (riff widens, chromatic slides)]
dry laugh, sharp path, i see the teeth in the night
fast cash, burnt math, i make the wrong feel right

[Chorus 2: (bigger cymbals)]
feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone
feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone
FERAL GOSPEL, bite the throne, i make thunder of my own
feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow

[Guitar Solo: (wah-snarls, trem dives, toms driving)]

[Voiceover 2: (same narrator, slower, darker)]
every oath has teeth, every promise leaves a print, keep counting, the street never forgets

[Bridge: (half-time stomp, low drones)]
no pity, no prayer, just bootsteps and glare
no mercy, no heir, just breath and repair

[Chorus 3: (call-and-response, doubled leads)]
feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone
feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone
FERAL GOSPEL, i’m full-grown, i make thunder on my own
feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow

[Breakdown: (floor tom parade, sample zaps)]

[Chorus 4: (final push, extra gang voices)]
feral gospel, raw and loud, i take nothing, i take ground
feral gospel, oath avowed, i wear hunger like a crown
FERAL GOSPEL, carve it now, i make thunder, hear me vow
feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow

[Voiceover 3: (close-mic, barely above a whisper)]
when the meter hits zero, breathe, then run

[Outro: (ringing guitar, bass drone, sample tails)]

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[Intro: (revving noise synths, tom rolls, pick-scrapes)] [Voiceover 1: (weathered baritone, measured cadence)] the city keeps a ledger, every breath is a bet, and hunger pays in footsteps [Verse 1: (tight chug, clipped phrasing)] low street, cold beat, i taste the steel on my teeth slow heat, hard feet, i chase the sin underneath fast grin, thin skin, i write my name on the wind black grin, dry gin, i trade my doubt for a win [Pre-Chorus: (ride-bell pattern)] raise dust, make noise, there’s a toll for the joy bare knuckles, no choice, i turn rust into voice [Chorus 1: (gang-shout hook)] feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone FERAL GOSPEL, cut to bone, i make thunder out of groans feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow [Verse 2: (riff widens, chromatic slides)] dry laugh, sharp path, i see the teeth in the night fast cash, burnt math, i make the wrong feel right [Chorus 2: (bigger cymbals)] feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone FERAL GOSPEL, bite the throne, i make thunder of my own feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow [Guitar Solo: (wah-snarls, trem dives, toms driving)] [Voiceover 2: (same narrator, slower, darker)] every oath has teeth, every promise leaves a print, keep counting, the street never forgets [Bridge: (half-time stomp, low drones)] no pity, no prayer, just bootsteps and glare no mercy, no heir, just breath and repair [Chorus 3: (call-and-response, doubled leads)] feral gospel, shout my bones, let the alleys sing my tone feral gospel, pound these stones, i preach hunger, i atone FERAL GOSPEL, i’m full-grown, i make thunder on my own feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow [Breakdown: (floor tom parade, sample zaps)] [Chorus 4: (final push, extra gang voices)] feral gospel, raw and loud, i take nothing, i take ground feral gospel, oath avowed, i wear hunger like a crown FERAL GOSPEL, carve it now, i make thunder, hear me vow feral gospel, feral gospel, i don’t stop, i don’t slow [Voiceover 3: (close-mic, barely above a whisper)] when the meter hits zero, breathe, then run [Outro: (ringing guitar, bass drone, sample tails)]

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