[Intro] (distorted synths rise) (glitched vocal chops) [distorted electric guitar riff, palm-muted eighth notes] [drums enter with snare hits and crash cymbals] [harmonized lead guitar melody] [Verse 1] [bass and drums lock into a driving rhythm] [melodic male vocals] Let me tell you a story About a broken man A restless woman With a reckless plan To bleed a hollow body (rip the halo from me) [Pre-Chorus] [guitar riff becomes more syncopated] But she wants what she cannot have And he, he wants none of this Yeah! [Chorus] [full band intensity, power chords] Cheers to sorrow And the tears that follow Bills tomorrow And the years that swallow [Verse 2] [driving rhythm continues, rap delivery] An age-old tale Is the same old story They write the script, we play the roles, we fake the purgatory She got a ring, he got a debt, they call it mandatory Another drink, another fight, they say it's temporary To bid farewell Is to leave one lonely She scrolling dreams inside a screen while he just drowns the rent They toast to pain like cheap champagne, then wonder where it went They talk of love like loaded dice in every argument She wants the stars, he wants a way to pay the government [Pre-Chorus] [aggressive vocal delivery] But she wants what she cannot have And he, he wants none of this Yeah! [Chorus] [heavy drum fills] Cheers to sorrow And the tears that follow Bills tomorrow And the years that swallow Cheers to sorrow And the tears that follow Bills tomorrow And the years that swallow [Bridge] [half-time drum feel, sustained guitar chords] [vocal ad-libs: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!] We raise our glass to every scar To every wish on dying stars We wear our chains like jewelry We call it fate, we call it free [long sustained scream] [Guitar Solo] [rapid alternate picking, wah-wah pedal effect, high-pitched bends] [double-kick drumming] [Chorus] [maximum volume, driving rhythm] Let's go! Put 'em up! Cheers to sorrow And the tears that follow Bills tomorrow And the years that swallow Cheers to sorrow And the tears that follow Bills tomorrow And the years that swallow [Outro] [sustained vocal note with vibrato] [final drum roll and guitar feedback] (glitched vocal fade)
