[Riff | galloping pedal-tone guitar | staccato accents | raw club attack] [Verse 1 | powerful midrange male vocal | urgent] Hear the footsteps down the hall Feel the shadow on the wall Every warning in my head Says turn around and run instead Cold sweat running down my back Something waits beyond the black But I've spent too long afraid Of every threat my mind has made [Chorus | melodic but raw | backing-vocal accents] Heavy metal blood Running through my veins Heavy metal blood Stronger than the chains When the fear comes down I won't turn and run Heavy metal blood Till the fight is done [Riff | galloping guitar | sharper staccato variation] [Verse 2 | harder vocal attack] Every man has something there Waiting underneath the fear You can hide behind the door Or stand and face what you've ignored Let the darkness show its face Let it come and take its place Fear can follow where I go But it won't decide the road [Guitar Solo | dual-guitar trading | raw melodic bends | fast answering runs | aggressive spontaneous phrasing] [Chorus | full band | raw backing accents] Heavy metal blood Running through my veins Heavy metal blood Stronger than the chains When the fear comes down I won't turn and run Heavy metal blood Till the fight is done [Outro | galloping main riff | guitars trading final phrases] Heavy metal blood! Heavy metal blood! [Hard D minor ending]
