[Title: Not Today, Satan] [Style: Hard rock / nu-metal with blues growl undertones] [Performance note: Distorted guitar riff opens, snare hits like a countdown, vocals swing between sneer and shout.] [(Verse 1)] I woke up with thunder sittin’ on my chest, Nightmares talkin’ trash about who’s best. Mirror said “you look possessed,” I said “maybe, but I’m still dressed.” Pulled on my boots, kissed fear goodbye— Hell’s on the corner but he won’t get a ride. [(Pre-Chorus)] I’ve danced with the devil, but I lead now. You can keep your pitchfork—I’ll take a plow. Grow what’s left, burn what’s fake, And salt the ground for every snake. [(Chorus)] Not today, Satan—find another fool. I’ve bled enough to drown your pool. I’m done with your deals, your whispers, your grin— Not today, not ever again. [(Verse 2)] Smoke in my lungs, but I’m still singing, Halo cracked, but it’s still clinging. You want a soul? Too bad—it’s mine. Got scars like scripture, call it divine. [(Bridge – breakdown growl)] You thought I’d fold, you thought I’d crawl, But I’m the storm that broke your wall. I’m the prayer that learned to fight, A holy scream in the dead of night. [(Chorus – reprise)] Not today, Satan—take your crown of shame. I’m the wildfire you can’t tame. You’ve had your turn, now it’s my sin, To live, to rise, to never give in. [(Outro)] So light your matches, feed your flame— I’ll just write another name. Not today, Satan. Not ever again. [End – feedback fadeout, heartbeat drum, whispered echo: “Not today…”]
