Hands Of Flames

[Intro] [Ambient cicadas pan Left to Right] [Sudden thunderous heavy-tom drum fill] [Drop-tuned, aggressive 4/4 guitar riff] [Verse 1] [Tight, relentless groove / Thick distorted bass / Vocals: Low, gritty sneer] The sun drags up an invisible metal rail Under a pale morning sky I’ve never met Locked inside my own fucking head's jail Bleeding out to pay another prick's debt Sirens scream red across the empty street Cops fly by, but my knuckles stay white The monster in my skull takes his seat Fueled by borrowed rage and stolen light [Verse 2] [Drummer switches to open ride cymbal / Mix becomes washed out and loud] Senses in overdrive, tasting the dust and rust Heart rate spikes, feeling the fever return [Guitars slide to higher, dissonant chords] Putting my faith in the shit I shouldn't trust Waiting for the knife in my gut to turn I hear the angels screaming their bitter song A diamond drill boring straight through my fate I want to hold you, but my hands are flames I want to hold you, but my hands are flames [Pre-Chorus 1] [Massive dynamic drop: Guitars vanish / Tempo halves: instrumentation is bass only] Am I human, or a vessel for the end? A shadow cast by lightning striking too bright? If I get close enough to call you my friend I'll only burn you with my mind tonight [Add slow heartbeat kick drum] I want to hold you, but my hands are flames Trapped inside these endless fucking games [Chorus 1] [Tempo kicks back to high speed / Vocals: Raw, double-tracked intensity] Tear down the walls around your heavy heart Let the orange ocean wash the pain away When the barricades are finally ripped apart We'll melt together in the goddamn rain No judgment, no accusations, nothing to fear Just one raw soul reflecting in the sky [Massive vocal belt] When the final motherfucking explosion is here Never again will we say goodbye [Verse 3] [Fast, staccato guitar riff / Syncopated drums and snare snaps] I feel the berserker waking up inside Hunting the beast before the fire dies [Vocals: Rapid-fire, manic delivery] The override hits, there's nowhere to hide Dead in the fingers, blind in the eyes Obeying every order my broken brain commands While a choir of static starts to scream and sing [Vocals: Breathless and panicked] Losing control of my own damn hands I'm a puppet with these hands of flames! God, I'm burning with these hands of flames! [Pre-Chorus 2] [Instrumentation drops out as before] Am I human, or a vessel for the end? A shadow cast by lightning striking too bright? [Drums begin a heavy, rolling crescendo] If I get close enough to call you my friend I'll only burn you with my mind tonight [Instruments building volume rapidly] I want to hold you, but my hands are flames! We're all just prisoners of endless games I NEED TO HOLD YOU BUT MY HANDS ARE FUCKING FLAMES! (Can't hold you, but I need to hold you!) [Chorus 2] [Guitars become melodic and soaring] Tear down the walls around your heavy heart Let the orange ocean wash the pain away When the barricades are finally ripped apart We'll melt together in the goddamn rain [Wall of distorted sound] No judgment, no accusations, nothing to fear Just one raw soul reflecting in the sky [Guitars climb higher in pitch] When the final motherfucking explosion is here We’ll scream our names into the blackened sky [Bridge] [Low, tribal tom-drum groove / Manic, rhythmic chanting] I must not break, I must not break! (Backing vocals: Let it break, let it break!) But the beast is laughing, claws in my lungs Screaming, "Let it burn, let the world come undone!" Hands of flames! Hands of flames! It's eating me alive, swallowing my soul! [Verse 4] [Tempo pushes to thrash/punk speed / Guitars: Wild, chaotic sliding riffs] God damn rust in my veins, shitty concrete in my throat Every breath tastes like napalm and smoke I carved your fucking name in the ash-filled sky But the stupid wind just laughs and scatters my cries I'm a walking detonation, hands of flames! Everything I touch, I turn to shame! Still I chase your shadow through the ash and debris 'Cause even in hell, you're the only fucking thing I see [Final Chorus] [Lead guitar plays tragic melody / Mix pushed to the breaking point] Tear down the fucking walls around your heart! Let the orange ocean swallow every dart When the last goddamn barrier explodes apart We'll collide again, burn together in the rain! No forgiveness needed, no more lies to sell Just two broken sparks igniting straight from hell When the motherfucking final explosion hits My hands are flames—there’s nothing left to die! [Outro] [Vocals: Exhausted, breathy whisper] Am I human… or just the storm wearing skin? Hands of flame… reaching… burning… Can't hold you… but I need to hold you… [Vocals: Breaking into a sob/laugh] I need to hold you but my hands are flames... My fucking hands are flames... Never… again… goodbye… Nothing left... to die... [Sudden, final heavy drum crash] [Abrupt cut to lone cicada buzzing] [End]