Been There, Done That

(Downtuned clean melody, building into a heavy, rhythmic crunch)

Drop the script, I know the lines

I’ve read them all a thousand times

You’re playing parts, you’re testing me

But I just want some honesty.

Don’t pull the strings to see me move

I’ve got nothing left to prove.

(Heavy wall of sound)

Been there, done that, I’ve survived the fire

I’m over the games and the high-wire

Been there, done that, felt the cold of the blade

Don’t let this memory fade

I want this to work, I want this to be real.

Stop the chase, stop the "read between"

I’m tired of the scenes in-between

You’re enough without the mask

Is truth too much for us to ask?

Been there, done that, I’ve survived the fire

I’m over the games and the high-wire

Been there, done that, felt the cold of the blade

Don’t let this memory fade

I want this to work, I want this to be real.

(Atmospheric build, then grit)

I’m all in

I’m not playing

Stop the bleeding

Just be real!

(Slow, melodic, heavy)

Been there, done that, I’ve survived the fire

I’m over the games and the high-wire

Been there, done that, felt the cold of the blade

Don’t let this memory fade

I want this to work, I want this to be real.

(Distortion cuts to clean)

Been there... done that.

Don’t make me do it again.

(Fade out)