[INTRO — LOW SUB BASS, DISTANT WATER, AMP HUM, ALMOST NO DRUMS] [TYLER HAZE — LOW, CONTROLLED, MENACING] Looking in the mirror Reflections laughing back at you They see what you envision He’s only seeing Tyler Two [HARD KICK ENTERS — SPARSE, HEAVY] The voices getting louder Music echoes through the room They’re not hearing what you’re making You’re just cloning Tyler too [BASS GROWS HEAVIER — DISTORTED GUITAR TEXTURE CREEPS IN] Turn the pages, read the print That catalog don’t look like shit Built a life off my riffs Edgy, dump this body off the bridge [BEAT CUT — HALF SECOND SILENCE] No pulse No soul No sound Your own [KICK HITS HARDER AFTER EACH LINE] New cover Same trick Six Strings Same shit My shadow Your skin My voice You’re in [BUILD — BASS RISING, GUITAR FEEDBACK, VOCALS GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE] Kill the echo Start again Tell me where You begin [PRE-CHORUS — DRUMS PULL BACK, LOW BASS PULSE ONLY] Who are you Without my name? Who are you Without my wave? Strip it down Nothing new Kill the echo What is you? [SHORT SILENCE] [CHORUS — HUGE BASS DROP, HARD KICKS, FULL DISTORTED GUITARS] DEAD BY THE RIVER Drown in what you imitate DEAD BY THE RIVER Built your whole shit off my name DEAD BY THE RIVER Look around, there’s nothing new DEAD BY THE RIVER Even you don’t sound like you [POST-CHORUS — CHANTED BACKGROUND VOCALS] Dead by the River Dead by the River [VERSE 2 — BEAT RETURNS STRIPPED DOWN, HEAVIER THAN VERSE 1] Who are you Without my sound Would you stand If I went down Built me up To speak your truth Now you're hiding Behind me too [LOW DISTORTED BASS SWELLS] I wear scars You couldn't show Say the shit You couldn't own Made me strong To carry you Now the mirror Shows us two [BREAKDOWN — EVERYTHING DROPS EXCEPT BASS DRONE AND FEEDBACK] Take my voice away Take their voices away Take every scar away [PAUSE] Now make something. [ONE MASSIVE KICK] [FINAL CHORUS — BIGGEST SECTION, DOUBLE-TRACKED TYLER, SCREAMED BACKING VOCALS] DEAD BY THE RIVER Drown in what you imitate DEAD BY THE RIVER Built your whole shit off my name DEAD BY THE RIVER Look around, there’s nothing new DEAD BY THE RIVER Even you don’t sound like you [FINAL CHANT — INSTRUMENTS BREAKING DOWN AROUND VOCAL] Dead by the River Dead by the River Dead by the River [OUTRO — WATER, DISTANT FEEDBACK, SUB BASS FADES] Tell me where You begin.
