[INTRO — whispered] Yeah... Sun went down. Nobody came back. The streets got quiet... Then the dead got loud. Welcome to the state of decay. [VERSE 1] Ash in the air, black smoke in the sky, Bodies in the street but they still won't die, Boarded-up doors and the windows cracked, Every little sound means they're coming back. Footsteps crawling across that roof, Something in the darkness looking for proof, Gas station glowing like a funeral flame, Everybody running but they're losing the game. I see silhouettes moving through the haze, Rotten little nightmares walking through the flames, No law, no hope, no safe place to stay, Civilization died and the dead took the day. [HOOK] ☠️ WELCOME TO THE STATE OF DECAY Where the living disappear and the dead come out to play, Black clouds overhead, blood on the pavement, Everybody screaming but nobody can save them. STATE OF DECAY — STATE OF DECAY Watch the whole damn world slowly rot away, Lock your doors, kill the lights, don't make a sound, 'Cause when the sun goes down... THE DEAD COME AROUND. [VERSE 2] I got one bullet and a heart full of rage, Running through the ruins like I'm trapped in a cage, Something grabbed my ankle underneath the floor, I kicked it loose but there were ten more at the door. Red eyes staring from the side of the road, Dragging broken bodies with a heavy dead load, Radio static saying, “Help is on the way...” Then a voice started laughing through the static decay. I don't trust shadows, I don't trust the rain, Don't trust anybody when they're calling my name, Could be your brother, could be your friend, Could be something wearing their face in the end. [HOOK] ☠️ WELCOME TO THE STATE OF DECAY Where the living disappear and the dead come out to play, Black clouds overhead, blood on the pavement, Everybody screaming but nobody can save them. STATE OF DECAY — STATE OF DECAY Watch the whole damn world slowly rot away, Lock your doors, kill the lights, don't make a sound, 'Cause when the sun goes down... THE DEAD COME AROUND. [BRIDGE — distorted / whispered] Don't look outside... Don't open the door... Don't answer the knocking... They're not human anymore. Knock... knock... knock... Too late. [VERSE 3 — aggressive horrorcore flow] I walk through the wreckage with the moon on my back, Zombie silhouettes hiding deep in the black, Sirens keep screaming but there's nobody there, Just another dead city breathing poisoned air. Teeth in the darkness, claws on the steel, You can hear them coming but you don't know what's real, Every empty house got a story to tell, Every abandoned street looks like straight outta hell. No heroes left, no cavalry coming, Hear that distant growling? Better start running, One wrong turn and your heartbeat stops, Then you're another body on the rooftop. [FINAL HOOK — huge, distorted] ☠️ WELCOME TO THE STATE OF DECAY! THE WORLD IS DEAD AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY! BLACK SKY! COLD GROUND! NO WAY OUT! HEAR THAT SCREAMING? THAT'S THE DEAD NOW! STATE OF DECAY! STATE OF DECAY! Watch everything you love get swallowed by the grave! No tomorrow! No escape! When humanity falls... THE DEAD INHERIT THE PLACE! [OUTRO — whispered] The lights are out... The roads are empty... The world is gone... But they're still hungry. STATE... OF... DECAY.
