Staring Down the Barrel (Live at the Stadium)

Songtitel: "Staring Down the Barrel"[Intro](A nackte, hölzerne Akustik-Gitarre spielt ein langsames, staubiges Riff. Keine Drums, kein Bass. Der Sänger atmet tief aus, klingt rau und voller Dreck)Everyone's looking...But nobody sees the cracks.[Verse 1](Very quiet, intimate and gritty clean vocals. Just the acoustic guitar and a faint, slow heartbeat drum)I’m sitting on the edge of this old forgotten townWatching all the paper dreams just burning slowly downThey talk about the future like it's written in the starsBut all I see are shadows hiding underneath our scarsThe world is getting louder, but the words are losing weightWe’re standing in the corner, just wrestling with fate.[Pre-Chorus](A heavy bassline sets in, a distorted electric guitar starts chuggen slowly in the background, building up a massive wall of tension)The clock is ticking faster now, the air is getting tightWe're searching for an exit in the middle of the nightThe fuse is short, the spark is hot, there's nowhere left to runWe’re staring down the barrel... of a loaded gunAnd we are standing at the crossroads, screaming at the sky!We’ve been down in the darkness, but we refuse to die!Tear the heavy chains away, let the anger turn to stoneWe are marching through the fire, but we are not alone!Can you hear the thunder roll? We are breaking through the night!Staring down the barrel... till we find the lightSwimming through the quicksand, drowning in the dustA pocket full of promises that turned to worthless rustBut there's a stubborn fire sleeping deep inside my bonesA melody of freedom that is louder than their dronesThey wanted us to fracture, they wanted us to bendBut we will keep on fighting until the bitter end.[Pre-Chorus](Tension pumps up heavily to the maximum limit, guitars and drums chugging together)The fuse is short, the spark is hot, there's nowhere left to runLet it outAnd we are standing at the crossroads, screaming at the sky!We’ve been down in the darkness, but we refuse to die!Tear the heavy chains away, let the anger turn to stoneWe are marching through the fire, but we are not aloneAnd if the bullet fires...And if the line should break...I will still be standing here.For every breath I take.(The singer pulls the note incredibly high and screams with raw, explosive power as the full metal band crashes back in)I’M STILL ALIVE[Chorus](The ultimate climax! Maximum heaviness, double bass-drum, powerful backing layers, pure goosebumps on the couch!)And we are standing at the crossroads, screaming at the sky!We’ve been down in the darkness, but we refuse to die!Tear the heavy chains away, let the anger turn to stoneStaring down the barrel... till we find the lightThe smoke is clearing now.The barrel’s getting cold.We survived the fire...The story has been told.(A final, gentle ring of the acoustic guitar string. Absolute silence.)