The Blackened Memory - The Pit and the Pendulum

[verse] Chained in the dark, dungeon’s breath cold as ice, Walls drip with slime, hear the rats, rollin’ dice. I’m trapped, heart’s racin’, can’t see the ground, Step wrong, fool, and the pit’s where you’re found! Edge of the void, blacker than my soul’s despair, One slip, I’m gone, swallowed by the nowhere. Feel the abyss call my name, pullin’ me to fall, Mind’s breakin’ down, hear the devil’s wicked call. [chorus] Tick-tock, death’s clock. [verse] Ropes burn my wrists, ceiling splits, blade descends, Steel gleams cruel, like my fate won’t ever bend. I’m sweatin’, time’s slow, each swing cuts the air, That blade’s your end, slicin’ through your prayer! Pendulum hums, low and grim, counts my final breaths, Every pass gets closer, carvin’ paths to death. Strapped to the slab, no escape, hope’s a faded lie, Sanity’s crackin’, see my life flash in my eye. [chorus] Tick-tock, death’s clock. [verse] Walls start to groan, red-hot gleam, closin’ tight, Iron burns fierce, no way out, losin’ sight. I’m screamin’, heat’s risin’, crushin’ all my will, Burn or fall, pick your hell, death’s comin’ still! Pit in the center, yawning wide, hungry for my soul, Walls push me close, no control, fate’s taken its toll. Mind’s a wreck, seein’ ghosts, hear the dungeon laugh, Trapped in this tomb, writin’ my own epitaph. [chorus] Tick-tock, death’s clock. [verse] Sweat and fear, body shakes, chains begin to snap, Rats swarm close, gnawin’ free, dodgin’ death’s trap. I’m crawlin’, fightin’ hard, pit’s still callin’ me, You ain’t free, fool, death’s your destiny! Walls keep pressin’, blade still swings, noose around my mind, Hope’s a trick, cruel and sick, leavin’ me behind. One last push, break the ropes, but the dark won’t quit, Saved from the blade, but my soul’s still in the pit. [chorus] Tick-tock, death’s clock. [outro] Dungeon’s breath still cold as ice, My soul’s still buried in the pit.