Scream My Name(Remastered)

[GENRE: Vintage 1988 hard rock / blues metal / Sunset Strip glam] [MOOD: reckless, swagger, dangerous, bar fight energy] [TEMPO: 118 BPM] [KEY: E minor] [TUNING: half-step down Eb standard] [INSTRUMENTATION: dual distorted electric guitars, walking bass, big room drums, loud snare reverb, analog tape saturation] [PERFORMANCE: raw live band, imperfections allowed, crowd energy] [VOCALS: raspy male, melodic yelling, strained high notes, attitude, occasional screams and adlibs] [GUITAR STYLE: Slash-style blues phrasing, pinch harmonics, bends, vibrato, feedback swells] [TITLE: CHEAP LIQUOR & NEON LIGHTS] [VINYL CRACKLE INTRO] [AMP HUM + GUITAR FEEDBACK] (yeah… alright…) [INTRO GUITAR RIFF — dirty swagger, palm-muted blues groove] [DRUMS ENTER HALF TIME] [SECOND GUITAR PLAYS HIGH BENDS RESPONSE] [VERSE 1 — half spoken, gritty] Ash on the dashboard, radio screams Boots on the table, tearing the seams Bottle half empty, or maybe I lied Devil in the mirror riding shotgun tonight Street signs spinning, 3AM sins Another bad decision I’m diving back in Mama said boy you’re gonna crash and burn But hell I like the way the fire feels when it turns [PRE-CHORUS — tension builds, cymbals open] I know I ain't heaven I never pretended to be But angels don’t live In the places I sleep [CHORUS — explosive stadium, gang vocals, high screaming notes] We’re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’t here forever — we’re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [POST-CHORUS GUITAR LICK + YEAH YEAH ADLIBS] [VERSE 2 — more aggressive drums] Lipstick on a cigarette filter again She said love me now, I said I don’t pretend Police lights dancing off motel walls We were young, dumb, broke, and invincible Whiskey breath and a runaway heart Every bad choice was a work of art We were burning like gasoline rain Laughing while we danced in the pain [PRE-CHORUS] Every promise broken Every warning ignored But a bad reputation Is a rockstar reward [CHORUS — bigger than before] We’re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’t here forever — we’re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [BRIDGE — drums drop out, clean guitar arpeggio, emotional vocal] Maybe tomorrow I’ll finally change But tonight I don’t wanna be saved I hear the sirens calling my name And I keep running anyway [BUILD — tom fills rising] [LONG GUITAR SOLO — emotional blues shredding, bends, vibrato, pinch harmonics, call and response dual guitars] [FINAL DOUBLE CHORUS — maximum energy, higher key feel, layered vocals] We’re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’t here forever — we’re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [OUTRO — repeating main riff, adlibs and screams] Yeah yeah yeah! Turn it up — don’t turn me down We were born too fast for this town (HEY!) (laughter, guitar feedback fades) [VERSE 1 — half spoken, gritty] Ash on the dashboard, radio screams Boots on the table, tearing the seams Bottle half empty, or maybe I lied Devil in the mirror riding shotgun tonight Street signs spinning, 3 AM sins Another bad decision I’ m diving back in Mama said boy you’ re gonna crash and burn But hell I like the way the fire feels when it turns [PRE-CHORUS — tension builds, cymbals open] I know I ain't heaven I never pretended to be But angels don’ t live In the places I sleep [CHORUS — explosive stadium, gang vocals, high screaming notes] We’ re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’ t here forever — we’ re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’ re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’ m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [ POST-CHORUS GUITAR LICK + YEAH YEAH ADLIBS] [VERSE 2 — more aggressive drums] Lipstick on a cigarette filter again She said love me now, I said I don’ t pretend Police lights dancing off motel walls We were young, dumb, broke, and invincible Whiskey breath and a runaway heart Every bad choice was a work of art We were burning like gasoline rain Laughing while we danced in the pain [PRE-CHORUS] Every promise broken Every warning ignored But a bad reputation Is a rockstar reward [CHORUS — bigger than before] We’ re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’ t here forever — we’ re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’ re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’ m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [BRIDGE — drums drop out, clean guitar arpeggio, emotional vocal] Maybe tomorrow I’ ll finally change But tonight I don’ t wanna be saved I hear the sirens calling my name And I keep running anyway [ BUILD — tom fills rising] [ LONG GUITAR SOLO — emotional blues shredding, bends, vibrato, pinch harmonics, call and response dual guitars] [FINAL DOUBLE CHORUS — maximum energy, higher key feel, layered vocals] We’ re living on cheap liquor and neon lights Kissing bad luck every Saturday night Hearts like engines running redline fast We ain’ t here forever — we’ re here for a blast Scream my name through the smoke and the flames We’ re the lost kids nobody saved If this is going down, I’ m going down loud Middle fingers up to the whole damn crowd [OUTRO — repeating main riff, adlibs and screams] Yeah yeah yeah! Turn it up — don’ t turn me down We were born too fast for this town ( HEY!) ( laughter, guitar feedback fades)