Verse 1 The heart churns words That stretch forgiveness thin And tenders a wound Deep beneath the skin A bruise brews dark Just waiting for a spark To ignite its bark And hollow friendship’s heart Hook Dead… dead… dead… Dead and dark Dead… dead… dead… Dead and dark Verse 2 Revved soldiers of thought march on Seeded by a wounded heart Hatred climbing up the vine Whispering its crooked lines Little hisses in the dark Thirsting for a place to start Dreaming of a reckoning For every cut and sting Chorus Vengeance’s brew Bubbles black and blue Feeding every hurt I’ve known Till it makes a home Vengeance’s brew Poison dressed as truth Promising relief While sharpening its tooth Verse 3 A fire fueled by injustice Fed by a persecuting shine A voice keeps saying “Pay them back this time” Run, run, run The demons cry Run, run, run And let your anger fly But every mile they chase Leaves another scar behind Bridge Seething tombs of doom arise Growing wild behind the eyes Weeds with wings And roots of flame Every grievance speaks my name Attack, attack It creeps in from the back Waiting for one perfect wrong To prove it all along Final Chorus Vengeance’s brew Sweet and bitter too Drinking deep won’t heal the wound It only feeds the bruise Vengeance’s brew Calls my name at night Promising me justice While stealing all my light Outro Dead… dead… dead… Dead and dark The wound keeps knocking Inside the dark Dead… dead… dead… Dead and dark And vengeance keeps brewing Inside my heart
