Demons… they’re crawling…
I can’t shut them out…”
(Guitar chugs build → big drop)
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[Verse 1 – fast rap/sing, urgent tone]
I’ve been running in circles inside my brain,
Every memory burns like a chemical flame.
The mirror is broken, it’s laughing at me,
I’m chained to the monster I’ll never set free.
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[Pre-Chorus – clean high, strained emotion]
I’m fighting shadows I can’t erase,
I see the devil in my own face.
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[Chorus – soaring clean + layered screams]
Demons in my veins, screaming out my name,
Dragging me through fire, drowning me in shame.
I can’t break away, I’m shackled by the pain,
Forever I’m enslaved by the demons in my veins!
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[Verse 2 – rap/sing, sharper delivery]
I’m a time bomb ticking with a hollow soul,
Every second that I live takes a deeper toll.
My thoughts load the chamber, my heart pulls the gun,
And I’m staring down the barrel of the man I’ve become.
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[Pre-Chorus – clean, falsetto rise]
I’m fighting shadows I can’t erase,
I see the devil in my own face.
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[Chorus – full band, heavier than first]
Demons in my veins, screaming out my name,
Dragging me through fire, drowning me in shame.
I can’t break away, I’m shackled by the pain,
Forever I’m enslaved by the demons in my veins!
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[Bridge – rap/scream tradeoff, breakdown style]
Rap (fast, sharp):
Every word I hear is a loaded blade,
Cutting through my sanity, I’m not okay.
Trapped in the static, can’t shut it off,
I’m a king with a crown made of broken thoughts.
Screamed (drop into half-time):
Ugh—
Tear me open, watch me bleed,
The demons know just what I need!
No escape, no saving grace,
I’m a ghost inside my face!
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[Final Chorus – layered cleans + screams, biggest moment]
Clean (main melody):
Demons in my veins, screaming out my name,
Dragging me through fire, drowning me in shame.
Screamed (underneath):
I can’t break away, I’m shackled by the pain,
Forever I’m enslaved by the demons in my veins!
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[Outro – whispered falsetto fading]
“…Demons… in my veins…”
(Final guitar chug + silence)
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