[Instrumental] [Intro ] [ start with full up and down guitar strum instrumental intro, swinging room drum stomp] (whispered close-mic taunt) Where oh where to begin... Stitch me up... and sin with a grin. (sarcastic sneered laugh) Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! [Verse 1 - locked 114 BPM swung groove, sarcastic sneered baritone] Where oh where to begin Stitch me up and sin with a grin My lyrics ain’t holy, my holy name Lyrics ain’t living inside my brain Black velvet ribbon tied round your head Can’t see the ceiling, can’t feel the bed Massacre the night with a sacred bath From an ending to life... (raspy sneer) Ha! Ha! Ha! Gushing out the love, make your dry bones rattle Tie up the sheep and lead 'em to the cattle Making every single foolish mortal scream! [Pre-Chorus - syncopated guitar chugs, tension rising, low raspy growl with stereo whispers] (raspy filtered vocal) Pretty thing... give me some more Eyes sewed shut on a cold tile floor Eyes made to be visceral! (distorted double) Eyes made to be visceral! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Crooked whispers in a crooked room Crooked little view inside your velvet tomb! [Chorus - explosive wall of sound, massive swung drum stomp, raspy distorted belt scream] (belted with rasp) WE’RE MAKING IT FLOW! (screamed) NOW MOVE! Motion back and forth in the undertow! Blindfolded beauty in a cage of silk Drink the bitter honey, drink the blackened milk! Hold back, pull the leash, give me more! (layered vocal scream) MOTION BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FLOOR! [Verse 2 - dirty bass groove, syncopated Drop-D stabs, sarcastic baritone delivery] Cold hands crawling where the light can’t go Caught in withdrawal from the puppet show You wanted the dark, now you swallow the pill Paralyzed skin for the surgical thrill Gushing out the worship, hear the shackles clink You don’t need a mirror to know what you think (sneered chuckle) Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Made to withdraw, made to beg on your knees Say please, pretty thing... (mocking whisper) Say please! [Pre-Chorus - rising industrial synth alarm, relentless tom fills, manic vocal rasp] Crooked whispers, crooked view Tied to the altar of the twisted few Hold back... give me more... (breathy hesitation) No... no... nooo... (manic throat scream) HA! HA! HA! WE'RE MAKING IT FLOW! [Chorus - maximum distortion, aggressive swung stomp, anthemic layered scream] (belted with rasp) WE’RE MAKING IT FLOW! (screamed) NOW MOVE! Motion back and forth in the undertow! Blindfolded beauty in a cage of silk Drink the bitter honey, drink the blackened milk! Hold back, pull the leash, give me more! (distorted harmony belt) MOTION BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FLOOR! [Bridge - tempo half-time drop, sub-bass rumble, creeping whisper climbing into unhinged scream] (intimate breathy whisper) Can you see me now? With the thread in your lids... With the velvet pulled tight... (vocal rises in pitch and grit) You can’t run from the dark when you ARE the night! (fuzz rasp) Made to withdraw... Made to obey... (unhinged throat-tearing scream) TEAR AWAY THE BLIND AND TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE! [Guitar Solo - squealing wah-pedal pitch squeals, heavy syncopated Drop-D grooves, crushing swung drums] [Chorus - peak sonic violence, full stereo guitars, roaring lead vocals with choir distortion] (belted full throttle) WE’RE MAKING IT FLOW! (screamed) NOW MOVE! Motion back and forth in the undertow! Blindfolded beauty in a cage of silk Drink the bitter honey, drink the blackened milk! Stitch me up and sin with a grin! (scream sustained across 2 bars) MOTION BACK AND FORTH! WE SIN! WE SIN! [Outro - drums drop to sterile analog pulse and ticking metronome, decaying fuzz bass, claustrophobic dry whisper] (whispered in right ear) Where oh where... (whispered in left ear) Eyes sewed shut... (center sneer) Crooked view... (quiet sardonic chuckle trailing off) Ha! Ha! Ha! [Hard Stop]
