[Intro] [Low, brooding piano chords. A distant, echoing drum beat.] [Verse 1] I thought I had the script, I thought I knew the part I had the "Self-Help" handbook memorized by heart I did the breathing, I bought the special tea I thought I finally killed the ghost of the old me. But there’s a familiar shadow creeping down the hall A crack in the ceiling, a crumbling in the wall. [Pre-Chorus] It’s not a surprise, it’s a guest I invited The spark of the fuse that I thought I’d un-lighted! [Chorus] [Explosive drums, soaring electric guitar] It’s Relapse: The Sequel! It’s back by demand! The monster is shaking my trembling hand! I climbed up the mountain, I reached for the light But I tripped on a pebble and fell through the night! It’s bigger! It’s badder! It’s HD and loud! The silver is gone, I’m just left with the cloud! [Verse 2] I’m wearing the same sweater I wore for three days Back in the fog, back in the haze. They told me the path was a ladder to climb But it’s a merry-go-round, and I’m out of time! One step forward, two steps back to the start With a "To Be Continued" carved in my heart! [Bridge] [Music strips back to just a heavy, distorted bass] (Spoken, low) Did I fail? Or is this just part of the show? Is the "down" just the place where the "up" has to go? [Crescendo, big vocal belt] TELL ME IT’S NOT OVER! [Outro] [Heavy, fading guitar chords] It’s a sequel... And I hate the plot... But I’m still... in... the frame. [Final crashing cymbal] [End]
