[Intro — Feedback Squeal, Distorted Bass, Slow Crushing Drums] HEY! You call me FRIEND?! YOU CALL ME FRIEND?! Then why the hell am I beneath your feet?! [Drums Explode — Full-Speed Thrash Riff] Verse 1 You wear a smile like a loaded gun, Play the saint till the damage is done. Shake my hand, then you grind me down, Build your throne from the dirt I found. Every chance, every goddamn day, You find a new little piece to break. You don't lift me, you don't stand tall— You just want to watch me crawl! Pre-Chorus — Barked, Rising Intensity I SEE YOUR FACE! I KNOW YOUR GAME! YOU FEED YOUR EGO WITH MY PAIN! CHORUS — MASSIVE CROWD CHANT THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! YOU PUSH ME UP— THEN YOU GRIND ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! CALL YOURSELF MY FRIEND— NOW SCREAM IT WITH THE CROWD! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! YOU WON'T KEEP ME DOWN! Verse 2 — Faster, Tighter Thrash Riff You need a favor? I'm family now. Need a hand? You forget somehow. When I fall, you just look away. When you fall, I'm supposed to save the day. You count my worth in the cash I bring, Call it love, but it's a leash you swing. Take what you want, then demand some more— I'M NOT YOUR GODDAMN FLOOR! Pre-Chorus — Gang Vocals I SEE YOUR FACE! I KNOW YOUR GAME! YOU BUILD YOURSELF BY FEEDING ON PAIN! CHORUS — Full Band, Gang Shouts THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! YOU PUSH ME UP— THEN YOU GRIND ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! CALL YOURSELF MY FRIEND— NOW SCREAM IT WITH THE CROWD! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! YOU WON'T KEEP ME DOWN! Bridge — Half-Time, Sludge-Heavy Breakdown [Chugging Guitar — Kick Drum on Every Beat] FRIEND?! OR FUCKING PARASITE?! LOVE?! OR JUST ANOTHER WAY TO BITE?! YOU TAKE! YOU BREAK! YOU DRAIN ME DRY! YOU WANT ME BURIED— BUT I WON'T DIE! [Full Stop — One Voice] YOU HEAR ME?! [Entire Band Slams Back In] I'M. NOT. YOUR. FLOOR! Breakdown — Crowd Participation [Slow, Crushing Chugs; Gang Vocals] WHO KEEPS PUSHING?! YOU DO! WHO KEEPS LYING?! YOU DO! WHO GETS EVERYTHING?! YOU DO! WHO THE HELL IS DONE WITH YOU?! I DO! I DO! I DO! Final Chorus — Double-Time Drums, Huge Gang Vocals THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! YOU PUSH ME UP— THEN YOU GRIND ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! THROTTLE ME DOWN! YOU WANTED ME BROKEN— NOW WATCH ME TURN AROUND! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! YOU WON'T KEEP ME DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! I WON'T BE YOUR FUCKING GROUND! Outro — Stop-Start Hits, Feedback, Final Slam You called it friendship! I CALL IT CONTROL! YOU WANTED MY MONEY— YOU'LL NEVER OWN MY SOUL! [Three Crushing Band Hits] THROTTLE! ME! DOWN! [Final Full-Band Impact — Abrupt Silence]
