
Smothering Tithe (shimmer warning)
[Verse 1] You were broken that day, shattered beyond repair, But you spit on the pieces, consumed by despair. Laughter rings hollow, a discordant, fractured sound, Another bottle drained, spiraling down, never to be found. You haunt the fringes of the day, a specter in the bleak, Clinging to the needle, a life growing weak. Your legacy bred from spite, a bitter seed you sow, While those who love you watch your life ebb and flow. [Pre-Chorus - Building Tension] This is your demise, a slow decay, Smothering Tithe, you throw it all away. The vultures gather, sensing your decline, A wasted life, a tragic design. [Refrain] You're choosing this path of pain, a callous disregard for what remains. [Chorus - with Dez Fafara-esque vocal delivery] You hammer your coffin, piece by piece, With bloodied hands, a life you won't release. Death's breath lingers, a suffocating haze, But you spit venom, lost in a self-made maze. Your legacy, a sickness in our core, A life discarded, forevermore. Verse 2] We watched you wither, a spirit turned to blight, You breathe in the poison, embracing the crash. The pain you harbor, a burden you won't forsake, Pushing us away, a soul we can't retake. Is this your retribution, a slow and bitter end? A twisted game where love and sanity descend? We cry out in anguish, a desperate plea, But our words are lost in your misery. The abyss widens, the connections start to break, And you teeter on the edge, for your own twisted sake. ANOTHER NAIL IN THE CASKET ANOTHER FOOT IN THE GROUND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOU SINK LIKE A STONE [HEAVY INTENSE BREAKDOWN] [Intricate virtuosic guitar solo to convey emotional intensity] [Transiton, uneasy] [Somber and reflective] And in the quiet moments, when the rage subsides, I see the ghost of who you were, before the darkness took hold. A flicker of light in those vacant eyes, A whisper of hope that slowly dies. But you cling to the shadows, refusing to let go, And I'm left with the echoes of a love I used to know. [Bridge - Clean vocals with a haunting melody] Is there no ember left, no spark to reclaim? No memory, no will to break free from this chain? We yearn for the day you'll rise above the fray, But the darkness binds you, snatching you away. [Chorus - with Dez Fafara-esque vocal delivery] You hammer your coffin, piece by piece, With bloodied hands, a life you won't release. Death's breath lingers, a suffocating haze, But you spit venom, lost in a self-made maze. Your legacy, a sickness in our core, A life discarded, forevermore. [Outro - Fade out with a final, heavy riff and Dez Fafara-esque growl] A life discarded... forevermore... A life discarded... forevermore... ...The path you walk leads only to oblivion. A slow descent into the abyss, where light and hope are forbidden. The echoes of your laughter, once so vibrant and bold, Now fading whispers, lost in the cold.

