(Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) (Yelled, quickly): ONE! TWO! THREE! RIOT! (Verse 1) (Gm) Silent night, holy night (Eb) All is calm, yeah, all is bright (A cynical laugh) (Bb) Round yon virgin, mother and child (F) Holy infant, meek and mild (Gm) But the streets outside are screaming, man, the tension is thick and it's real (Eb) And the silence you're preaching is the lie that we all feel (Bb) While the quiet keeps the rich folks safe and sound in their beds (F) We're out here in the cold, filled with noise in our heads! (Pre-Chorus - The strumming becomes harsher and more frantic. The vocal shifts to a strained, raw shout.) (Eb) They want the softness! They want the peace that they bought and they sold! (Bb) But the truth of this night is the story that's never been told! (F) This isn't calm, man, this is suppression and fear! (Dm) SO SCREAM THE DAMN CAROL SO EVERYONE CAN HEAR! (Chorus - Maximum raw power. The vocals are shouted and full of aggressive, forced cheer.) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) (SHOUTED): SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE! (Yeah, IF YOU CAN FIND IT!) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE! (The truth is right behind it!) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) I'M YELLING THE CAROL! I'm screaming the SAME DAMN TUNE! (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) UNDER THIS COLD, CHRISTMAS MOON! (Verse 2) (Gm) Silent night, holy night (Eb) Son of God, love's pure light (Bb) Radiant beams from thy holy face (F) With the dawn of redeeming grace (Gm) But the redemption is hard, the grace is expensive and slow (Eb) And the midnight confession is the only damn truth that we know (Bb) We smashed all the presents, we drank all the wine and the beer (F) And the only damn thing left is the fight to be here! (Breakdown - The music slams into a slow, heavy stomp (half-time). The vocals drop to a raw, cynical whisper, then explode back.) (Eb) (Whispered): Is there any peace? Just a second of quiet? (Bb) (Whispered): No. It's the same noise. The same goddamn riot. (F) (SCREAMED, sudden): SO GIVE ME THE FURY! (The band slams back into speed) (Chorus - Final, overwhelming, brutal assault. Maximum raw acoustic noise.) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) (SHOUTED): SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE! (Yeah, IF YOU CAN FIND IT!) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE! (The truth is right behind it!) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) I'M YELLING THE CAROL! I'm screaming the SAME DAMN TUNE! (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) UNDER THIS COLD, CHRISTMAS MOON! (Outro - The guitar riff speeds up to a chaotic, impossible speed, accelerating into sustained, aggressive noise, ending with a final, sharp, defiant chord.) (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) (SCREAMED): MERRY CHRISTMAS! NOW FIGHT! (Gm) (Eb) (Bb) (F) (Final chaotic chord cut off sharply.)
