Black Sky Atlas - Xerathis

[Intro] [distorted electric guitar chugging, double-kick drums] [screamed vocals] The world sits heavy On my crooked spine And in my chest A ring of broken lines I wandered off the road Into the far reaches Where even the birds Forgot the names they made [Chorus] [clean melodic vocals, soaring guitar lead] Black skies folding in Like a secret held too long I kept calling for a sign But the silence answered strong Black skies hold me down I am bent but I am here Black skies call my name Through the smoke, through the fear I am lost, I am low But I'm still breathing in the dark Black skies hold me down I still carry a spark [Bridge] [technical guitar tapping riff, syncopated bass] [screamed vocals] The trees stood like judges With their hands made of rain Every branch was a memory Every root knew my pain I follow the ache Like a thread through the pine Until the night's my feet And the cold took my spine [Chorus] [clean melodic vocals, full band intensity] Black skies folding in Like a secret held too long I kept calling for a sign But the silence answered strong Black skies hold me down I am bent but I am here Black skies call my name Through the smoke, through the fear I am lost, I am low But I'm still breathing in the dark Black skies hold me down I still carry a spark [Outro] [heavy breakdown, slow chugging guitars] [screamed vocals] I still carry a spark [feedback swell, final drum hit]