[Upbeat driving synth Intro with screaming rock saxophone] [Verso 1] [Close-mic squeaky helium vocals] Dirt beneath my fingernails, pure rust upon my tongue, I can't recall the evening when my breathing came undone. Nothing but this blinding thirst, this instinct taking hold, Spitting out my memories and the morals I was told. My heavy clothes are soaking wet, I'm crawling in my skin, And every single drop of blood just ages me within. [Pre-coro 1] [Building stadium tension with pulsing bassline] My gums begin to tear apart, the bone is pushing through, Dragging like a dying man with nothing left to do. Another heartbeat calls to me, echoing like a drum, My conscience is completely gone, my mind is going numb. [Coro] [Layered anthemic chorus choir, huge drum fills, blasting sax] The boy I was is rotting now behind these crimson eyes! Walking over shattered bones, swallowing my own lies! Damn the vein that feeds the chill and keeps the cold at bay, I'm just a rabid animal that's freezing night and day! Surviving in the muddy streets, humanity erased, We are just tragic parasites chewing on the waste! [Quick screaming saxophone riff] [Verso 2] [Close-mic squeaky helium vocals] A heavy, bloodstained jawline, a fever burning bright, Crying out in sudden guilt for what I have to bite. My own reflection scares me, the white inside my hair, It's the heavy toll I pay for the necks that I ensnare. There ain't no outcast glory, no rebel majesty, Just a starving, empty stomach and an endless agony. [Pre-coro 2] [Building stadium tension with pulsing bassline] The thirst is cracking through my lips, my blood begins to boil, Running out of patience as I slither in the soil. A gentle pulse upon the wind is pulling like a chain, Driving my most primal instincts right into the vein. [Coro] [Layered anthemic chorus choir, huge drum fills, blasting sax] The boy I was is rotting now behind these crimson eyes! Walking over shattered bones, swallowing my own lies! Damn the vein that feeds the chill and keeps the cold at bay, I'm just a rabid animal that's freezing night and day! Surviving in the muddy streets, humanity erased, We are just tragic parasites chewing on the waste! [Verso 3] [Close-mic squeaky helium vocals] My hands are smelling guilty no matter how I scrub, Chewing on the pitch-black night, bleeding in the mud. The city streets are corridors draped in silent gloom, While I'm rotting from the inside, stepping closer to my doom. The cold is biting at my bones, the shadows fade away, Leaving just a dirty predator desperate for his prey. [Puente] [Shouted anthemic hooks, heavy distorted guitar] And if you look me in the eye, don't search for the lost boy! All that's left is an echo of a monster you destroy! The noise is loud, the flesh is sick, the tears have all run dry, Whoever sold you endless life, I swear it was a lie! [Blistering screaming saxophone solo with huge 80s drums] [Coro] [Layered anthemic chorus choir, stadium rock climax] The boy I was is rotting now behind these crimson eyes! Walking over shattered bones, swallowing my own lies! Damn the vein that feeds the chill and keeps the cold at bay, I'm just a rabid animal that's freezing night and day! Surviving in the muddy streets, humanity erased, We are just tragic parasites chewing on the waste! [Outro] [Music drops completely, wide reverb decay] [Spoken-word ending] Just dirt beneath my fingernails... Pure rust upon my tongue... [Sudden stop] I don't know how to stop. I don't know how to stop... [End]
