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Beneath the Skin ZOB

V6

[Intro – whispered, tense] Scratch... Scratch... Scratch... I hear you. GET OUT! [Immediate double-bass attack] [Verse 1 – fast high raspy scream] Wake! Break! Another day! Another fucking price to pay! Noise in my blood! Fire in my brain! Cut it out — IT COMES AGAIN! Run from the dark! Run from the sound! Every time I bury it IT CLAWS ITS WAY OUT! No sleep! No rest! No silence in my chest! Push it down! Lock it in! IT'S STILL BENEATH MY SKIN! [Pre-Hook – accelerating] Faster! Faster! Feel it rise! TEETH IN MY HEAD! FIRE IN MY EYES! No escape! No release! DON'T GIVE ME SILENCE! GIVE ME SPEED! [Hook – full-speed double bass] BENEATH THE SKIN! CUT IT! RIP IT! LET IT IN! BENEATH THE SKIN! BURN IT! BREAK IT! START AGAIN! NO ESCAPE! NO RELEASE! FASTER! HARDER! NO FUCKING PEACE! BENEATH THE SKIN! IT'S COMING BACK AGAIN! [Fast instrumental – double bass + melodic lead] [Verse 2 – rapid-fire scream] One! Two! Another scar! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Inside! Outside! Twist the knife! YOU WANT MY FEAR? COME TAKE MY LIFE! I bit the hand! I broke the chain! I learned to fucking LOVE THE PAIN! Every cut! Every fall! YOU NEVER FUCKING KILLED ME AT ALL! [Pre-Hook – higher scream] GO! Run! Run! Run! Run! No way back! No place to hide! RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN! I FEEL IT COMING ALIVE! [Hook – harder / layered screams] BENEATH THE SKIN! CUT IT! RIP IT! LET IT IN! BENEATH THE SKIN! BURN IT! BREAK IT! START AGAIN! NO ESCAPE! NO RELEASE! FASTER! HARDER! NO FUCKING PEACE! BENEATH THE SKIN! YOU WANT THE MONSTER? LET IT IN! [Melodic guitar lead – relentless double bass] [Bridge – rapid alternating screams] Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Underneath! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! SHOW YOUR TEETH! Cut me open! Take a look! READ MY SCARS LIKE A FUCKING BOOK! Blood! Bone! Flesh! Fear! I KNOW EXACTLY WHY YOU'RE HERE! You came for me! YOU CAME TOO LATE! I DON'T FEAR YOU! I FEED THE HATE! [Micro-pause] COME ON! [Extreme fast section] GO! GO! GO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! GO! GO! GO! I'D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE HALF-DEAD! GO! GO! GO! NO MERCY! NO REGRET! YOU HAVEN'T BROKEN ME YET! [Short breakdown – half-time guitars, double kick underneath] GET. OUT. OF. MY. HEAD! [High scream] GET OUT! [Instant acceleration] [Final Hook – fastest section] BENEATH THE SKIN! CUT IT! RIP IT! LET IT IN! BENEATH THE SKIN! BURN IT! BREAK IT! START AGAIN! NO ESCAPE! NO RELEASE! FASTER! HARDER! NO FUCKING PEACE! BENEATH THE SKIN! I FOUND THE MONSTER! BENEATH THE SKIN! I KNOW ITS NAME! BENEATH THE SKIN! I FED THE FIRE! NOW WATCH ME SET THIS WORLD ABLAZE! [Final double-bass sprint] RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN! FASTER! RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN! HARDER! NO FEAR! NO REST! NO PEACE! BENEATH THE SKIN! BENEATH THE SKIN! BENEATH THE— SKIIIIIN! [Hard stop]